Why Is the Rwenzori Called the “Mountains of the Moon”? The Rwenzori are called the Mountains of the Moon because ancient geographer Claudius Ptolemy described a snow-capped equatorial range believed to feed the Nile River. Modern exploration confirmed that these cloud-shrouded, glacier-covered peaks exist along the Uganda–DRC border. Their unusual combination of altitude, snow-capped peaks near the Equator, and mysterious appearance gave rise to the enduring lunar name. Day 1: Nyakalengija (1,6
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