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The Aberdare Range has an average elevation of 12,000 - 13,000 Feet above sea level and is heavily-forested. Much of the range has been protected within the Aberdare National Park since its creation in 1950 . The range attracts large numbers of hikers and climbers, operating out of the main centres of Naivasha and Gilgil . The former name of the range survives still in Oldoinyo La Satima ("the mountain of the young bull"); at 4,001 metres (13,120 feet), it is the highest peak in the Aberdare Range. Mount Kenya (5,199 meters, 17,057 feet), the second highest mountain in Africa , lies several miles east of the Aberdare Range. SEE ALSO |