Gear up for your next adventure:

🍱Food Containers - Reusable containers for outdoor meals

🌄Outdoor Binoculars - Compact binoculars for landscape observation

📱Phone Mounts for Hiking - Secure mounts to carry your phone on trails

🐕Hiking Dog Harnesses - Rugged harnesses for taking your companion on mountain trails

👕Merino Base Layers - Natural temperature regulation for cold weather hiking and camping

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Nairobi County topographic maps

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Kenya > Nairobi County > Nairobi

Average elevation: 1,641 m

Nairobi was founded in 1899 as a rail depot on the Uganda - Kenya Railway. It was favoured by the authorities as an ideal resting place due to its high elevation, temperate climate, and adequate water supply. The town quickly grew to replace Mombasa as the capital of Kenya in 1907.

Average elevation: 1,729 m

About this place

Starehe • Nairobi