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Answer: Wikidata gives Mount Kilimanjaro an elevation above sea level of 5895 metre. [S1]

Key facts

• The GeoNames record for Kilimanjaro also gives an elevation of 5895 m. [S2]
• GeoNames also shows SRTM3 5865 m and ASTER 5846 m for Kilimanjaro. [S2]
• Wikidata lists Mount Kilimanjaro as a massif and a dormant volcano in Tanzania. [S1]
• Wikidata lists Mount Kibo as the highest point of Mount Kilimanjaro. [S1]

Checklist for quoting a figure

• Cite Wikidata item Q7296 (Mount Kilimanjaro). [S1]
• Cite the GeoNames record, GeonameId 157452. [S2]
• Compare the GeoNames elevation with SRTM3 and ASTER. [S2]

Claims

• id: C1 claim: "Wikidata gives Mount Kilimanjaro an elevation above sea level of 5895 metre." source: S1 evidence: "elevation above sea level (P2044): 5895 metre."

• id: C2 claim: "The GeoNames record for Kilimanjaro also gives an elevation of 5895 m." source: S2 evidence: "Elevation 5895 m"

• id: C3 claim: "GeoNames also shows SRTM3 5865 m and ASTER 5846 m for Kilimanjaro." source: S2 evidence: "SRTM3 5865 m · ASTER 5846 m"

• id: C4 claim: "Wikidata lists Mount Kilimanjaro as a massif and a dormant volcano in Tanzania." source: S1 evidence: "instance of (P31): dormant volcano."

• id: C5 claim: "Wikidata lists Mount Kibo as the highest point of Mount Kilimanjaro." source: S1 evidence: "highest point (P610): Mount Kibo."

Sources

• [S1] Mount Kilimanjaro (Q7296). Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7296 CC0 1.0; accessed 2026-11-05.
• [S2] Kilimanjaro (GeonameId 157452). GeoNames. https://www.geonames.org/157452 CC BY 4.0; accessed 2026-11-05.

Attribution: place data from GeoNames (geonames.org), CC BY 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0 1.0. Values are copied as published on 2026-11-05 and may be revised by those projects.

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  title = {{How tall is Mount Kilimanjaro?}},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-11-05},
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