Mount Kilimanjaro

Located in Tanzania, near the border of Kenya, 'Mount Kilimanjaro is one of the Earths most famous mountains, certainly the most famous African mountain. It is the tallest mountain in the African continent, and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, at approximately 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).

In the 24th Century, meltwater from Kilimanjaro was collected by the Global Water Campaign water purification complex, processed, and sent along the GWC Trans-Africa Pipelines along the Tsavo Highway for use across the rest of the African continent. By the 26th Century this facility has fallen into disrepair and is overgrown in jungle after more than a century of neglect.

Spartan 117 crashed to Earth close to Kilimanjaro, with UNSC Marines assisting the Spartan in evading Covenant occupiers and clearing much of the jungle near Kilimanjaro of the Covenant presence before being extracted.