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Mount Muhabura, also known as Mount Muhavura, is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the Rwanda-Uganda border. At 4,127 metres (13,540 ft), Muhabura is the third highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is part of the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift. Its summit contains a small crater lake. The limited evidence for this volcano suggests that it last erupted some time in the Holocene, but the exact date is not known. The Smithsonian Institution states that a small parasitic crater near Muhabura had been active recently. Muhabura is partly in the Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda and partly in the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Uganda.

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Hiking on mount Muhabura
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Mount Muhabura
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Mts. Gahinga (left) and Muhabura (right)
Highest point
Elevation4,127 m (13,540 ft)[1]
Prominence1,534 m (5,033 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
Coordinates01°23′00″S 29°40′00″E[1]
Naming
English translationThe Guide
Language of nameKinyarwanda
Geography
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Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura
Location in Rwanda (on border with Uganda)
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Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura
Mount Muhabura (Uganda)
LocationRwandaUganda
Parent rangeVirunga Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionUnknown (Holocene?) [1]
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View of Muhabura Volcanoe in Kinigi sector, Musanze district, Rwanda a far from Volcanoes Park.jpg

The name Muhabura means "The Guide" in the local language, Kinyarwanda.[citation needed]

It can be seen from many parts of Uganda and Rwanda because of its slope.

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Volcanic rock from Muhabura containing crystals of augite
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