Which mountain range in Africa is known as the 'Mountains of the Moon'?

The Rwenzori Mountains are the African range traditionally identified with the legendary “Mountains of the Moon.” They stand along the border of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in equatorial East Africa.

The name comes from ancient accounts, preserved most famously by the Greek geographer Ptolemy, that snow-covered mountains near the Nile’s source were called the Mountains of the Moon. The Rwenzori became the leading modern identification because their high peaks are glaciated despite their location near the Equator, and their streams contribute water to the Nile system.

The range stretches about 120 kilometers and includes six major massifs. Its highest summit is Mount Stanley, whose Margherita Peak reaches 5,109 meters. A common mix-up is Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, but Kilimanjaro is an isolated volcanic massif rather than the range traditionally associated with this name.