Mount Kipipiri is an isolated volcano in the Wanjohi Valley, on the Kinangop Plateau near to the Aberdare Range.

Wildlife includes Colobus and Sykes monkeys, elephants and buffalo and abundant birdlife.

[1] The name of the mountain means "butterfly" in the Gikuyu language, a reference to its profile from a distance.

[2] The Mount Kipipiri Forest Reserve is part of the Aberdare National Park.

[1] In 2005 it was estimated that the 43 square kilometres (17 sq mi) forest reserve was home to about 13 elephants.