Mount Kenya is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The highest peak, Batian, is 17,058 feet and the peak to its right, Nelion, is 17,022 feet. The plants in the foreground are giant groundsels or tree senecios (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei), one of several plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.