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Volcanoes in Kenya

Kenya has 21 Holocene volcanoes on the map. The highest summits at 2,856 m. Below: how they split by eruption age, and the country’s most recently active volcanoes. From the Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program, snapshot 2026-06-23.

VOLCANOES21

ACTIVE SINCE 19260

HIGHEST SUMMIT2,856 m

By last eruption

Erupted since 19260 · 0%

Historical (1500–1925)6 · 29%

Prehistoric (Holocene)4 · 19%

Last eruption undated11 · 52%

Most recently active in Kenya

The country’s volcanoes, most recent eruption first. Year is the last recorded eruption; elevation is the summit.

1921Barrier, The · Shield1,032 m

1910Emuruangogolak · Shield1,285 m

1888Lake Turkana South Island · Stratovolcano800 m

1863Longonot · Stratovolcano2,776 m

1855Chyulu Hills · Volcanic field2,188 m

1770Olkaria · Pyroclastic cone(s)2,434 m

5050 BCESilali · Shield1,528 m

6050 BCEMenengai · Shield2,278 m

6550 BCENamarunu · Shield817 m

7550 BCEPaka · Shield1,697 m

UndatedEburru, Ol Doinyo · Complex2,856 m

UndatedSuswa · Shield2,356 m

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