GUNUNG · Uganda
Mount Morungole
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Information
- Elevation
- 2.749 m
- Country
- Uganda (UG)
- Location / Range
- Wilayah Karamoja (dekat Mount Zulia & Dodoth Hills)
- Mountain type
- Gunung (non-vulkanik)
- Volcanic?
- No (non-volcanic)
- Coordinates
- 3.8167, 34.0333
- Difficulty
- Menengah — pendakian sehari ~10 km di medan berbukit semi-kering; butuh pemandu lokal
- Best Season
- Musim kemarau: Desember–Februari & Juni–Agustus (jalur lebih kering dan aman)
- Permits & Rules
- Perlu pemandu/operator lokal (mis. Kara-Tunga) dan izin masuk area Kidepo Valley NP (UWA) bila digabung; kunjungan ke desa Ik menghormati adat setempat
- Hazards
- Medan curam & berbatu, panas dan kering, sumber air terbatas, keterpencilan (dekat perbatasan Sudan Selatan), perlu pemandu untuk orientasi
Description
Mount Morungole (~2,749 m) is a mountain in the rugged, semi-arid Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, within/adjoining Kidepo Valley National Park near the South Sudan border. It is the sacred mountain of the Ik, one of Uganda's smallest ethnic groups (about 10,000–15,000 people) who live in clan villages (odok) on and around its slopes. The main draw is a one-day cultural trek up Morungole to visit the Ik villages, blending savannah and hill landscapes with a rare cultural encounter.
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Routes
Trek Morungole ke desa Ik (via Morungole Eco Camp)
MenengahA ~10 km one-day cultural hike from Morungole Eco Camp up Mount Morungole to visit the Ik villages; per Kara-Tunga's operator itinerary the hike runs from early afternoon to dusk, often continued with the Timu escarpment walk and Ik cultural experience.
SourceClimbing Experiences
Mount Morungole rises in the rugged, semi-arid Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, at the foothills of and within Kidepo Valley National Park, near the South Sudan border. Neighbouring peaks include Mount Zulia and the Labwor and Dodoth Hills, which exceed 2,000 m. The mountain is best known as the sacred homeland of the Ik people — subsistence farmers living in clan villages (odok) around it in Kaabong district, with an estimated population of 10,000–15,000. The Morungole trek offers a day hike through savannah and hill terrain to the Ik villages, often combined with Timu Forest and a Dodoth cultural experience.
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