Snow-caped peak of Kilimanjaro

Snow-caped peak of Kilimanjaro is seen on the border between Kenya and Tanzania on August 3, 2012.
(Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

Kilimanjaro, with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Kilimanjaro National Park, Tanzania and the highest mountain in Africa at 5,895 metres or 19,341 feet above sea level (the Uhuru Peak/Kibo Peak).