Mt. Kenya

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Station Characteristics Name : Mt. Kenya Country : Kenya GAW Category : Global Platform : Ground base Location : 0.06ºS   37.30ºE   3678m a.m.s.l. Time Zone : UTC+3 Address : Organization : Kenya Meteorological Department Dagoretti Corner P.O. Box 30259 00100 Nairobi Kenya Description : The station is situated beyond Moses Camp on the northern upper slopes of Mt. Kenya in a wildlife preserve and will provide measurements of the tropical mid-troposphere as well as air from the lower humid boundary layer. Access is along Sirimon Route, a distance of 21km from the Nanyuki-Timau tarmac. The turn-off is about 16km from Nanyuki. A new settlement has been created in the former forest land after the turn-off.