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Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)

Ancient shield volcano with cave paintings, giant caldera and mountain elephants.

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Country

🇺🇬 Uganda

Region

Eastern Uganda

Best time

June–August; December–February

Coordinates

1.140, 34.550

About Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)

The Uganda side of Mt Elgon features the world's largest caldera, the ancient cave paintings in Tuboi, and a resident population of mountain elephants that forage on the mountain slopes.

Highlights

  • World's largest caldera
  • Ancient cave paintings
  • Mountain elephants
  • Wagagai summit
Live forecast · Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)
11°C Partly cloudy · 8 km/h wind
Updated 2026-05-18T16:00
  1. 🌦 12° 3° 💧 0.8mm
  2. 🌦 13° 2° 💧 0.7mm
  3. ☁ 14° 2°
  4. 🌦 13° 2° 💧 0.2mm
  5. 🌦 12° 3° 💧 1.5mm
  6. 🌦 12° 2° 💧 0.3mm
  7. ☁ 13° 1°
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Mount Elgon National Park (Uganda)

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Loxodonta africana
2026-01-01 · Kenya
Papio anubis
2026-01-15 · Uganda
Hippotragus equinus
2026-01-16 · Uganda
Kobus ellipsiprymnus
2026-03-12 · Kenya
Coccopygia quartinia
2026-03-02 · Kenya
Corvus albicollis
2026-03-12 · Kenya
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

June–August; December–February

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