Mount Kadam

mountain, Uganda

Also known as: Mount Debasien

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Mount Kadam is a mountain located in Uganda, part of a string of volcanic mountains that define the northeastern border of the country's plateau region. It exceeds 9,000 feet (2,750 meters) in elevation. This mountain is situated within Uganda, a country bordered by South Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda itself is largely a plateau, with its landscape marked by mountains and valleys, including the Virunga Mountains and the Ruwenzori Range in the west.1

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include Mounts Morungole, Moroto, and Kadam, all of which exceed 9,000 feet (2,750 metres) in elevation. The southernmost mountain—Mount Elgon—is also the highest of the chain, reaching 14,178 feet (4,321 metres). South and west of these mountains is an eastern extension of the Rift Valley, as well as Lake Victoria.…
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include Mounts Morungole, Moroto, and Kadam, all of which exceed 9,000 feet (2,750 metres) in elevation. The southernmost mountain—Mount Elgon—is also the highest of the chain, reaching 14,178 feet (4,321 metres). South and west of these mountains is an eastern extension of the Rift Valley, as well as Lake Victoria.…
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