Rwenzori Mountains National Park is located in south-western Uganda on the east side of the western (Albertine) African Rift Valley. It lies along Uganda’s border with the Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) and borders the DRC’s Virunga National Park, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for 50 km. It is situated in the Bundibugyo, Kabarole and Kasese districts. It is 996sq km in size, 70 percent of which exceeds an altitude of 2,500 metres (8,200 ft). The park is 120 kilometres long and 48 kilometres wide.