Situated 140 kilometres to the north-east of Nairobi in Kenya is this majestic mountain whose peaks are visible from Nairobi and Thika’s skyscrapers. The highest in Kenya and second highest in Africa, it is among the African few spots close to the equator having glaciers. Mount Kenya’s northern edges traverse the equator. Its highest peaks are Batian, at 5,199 metres, Nelion, at 5,1