Mount Mikeno

{{Short description|Extinct volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Mount Mikeno

| photo = Bukima Patrol Post.jpg

| elevation_m = 4,437

| elevation_ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/381973/Mount-Mikeno|title=Mount Mikeno|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=2015-03-21}}

| prominence_m = 1,193

| prominence_ref=

| range = Virunga Mountains

| parent_peak = Mount Karisimbi

| listing = Highest mountain peaks of Africa
Ribu

| map = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| map_caption =

| map_size = 300

| label_position = bottom

| location = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| coordinates = {{coord|1.46471|S|29.41958|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite opentopomap| name=Mikeno| lat=-1.4645| long=29.4193| access-date=2024-09-16}}

| topo =

| type = Stratovolcano{{cite gvp|vn=223800|title=Mikedo|access-date=2016-09-13}}

| age =

| last_eruption = Pleistocene

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Mount Mikeno is an extinct volcanic mountain located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo section of the Virunga Mountains along with Mount Nyiragongo, Mount Nyamuragira, Mount Karisimbi, Mount Bisoke and Mount Sabyinyo. At {{convert|4437|m|ft|0}} Mount Mikeno is the second highest peak in the Virunga Mountains after Karisimbi, and the 13th highest in Africa. Mikeno means "poor" and is so named for its harsh slopes which preclude human habitation. {{Harvnb|Fossey|1983|pp=40}}

Mount Mikeno lies completely within Virunga National Park and is known for the critically endangered mountain gorillas that live on its slopes.[http://virunga.org/the-park/ "About Virunga National Park"] Virguna.org. Retrieved 2015-03-21. Expeditions to observe Mikeno's gorillas typically leave from the nearby Bukima Patrol Post.[http://visitvirunga.org/treks/#gorillas "Mountain Gorilla Treks"] VisitVirguna.org. Retrieved 2015-03-21.

Mount Mikeno is the type locality of the yellow-crested helmetshrike Prionops alberti.{{cite journal |last1=Schouteden |first1=Henri |title=Un oiseau nouveau trouvi. au sommet du Mikeno |journal=Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines |date=1933 |volume=24 |page=211}}

It was featured in the movie Congo where the city of Solomon diamond mine is located.