Natural Landmarks in Isiolo
Mlima Tatu Kula Mawe: A Famous Landmark
The fact that 80% of Kenya’s land surface is semi-arid becomes apparent leaving Isiolo town in any direction, east, north, west. Isiolo County marks a transitional area for the semi-arid plain and the fertile highland in its immediate south. Away from the counties in Central, Western Kenya, all the large counties lie within this extensive semi-arid block, to include Baringo, Garissa, Mandera, Isiolo, Kajiado, Kitui, Laikipia, Marsabit, Samburu, Tana River, Turkana, Wajir, and West Pokot.
Shortly after joining the B9 Isiolo-Kula Mawe-Mandera Road, it also becomes apparent that just 30% of Kenya’s population enjoys 80% of the country. For this is a desolate country, uninhabited, and giving an impression of bleak emptiness. Excepting the modest centres at Kachiuru and Kubi Turkana enroute Garba Tula, human contact is astonishingly rare. You can go for miles upon miles without any sign of life, just open county, where the pageant of the bushland unfolds, parched and dusty at most times of the year, rendering a monotonous but surreal scenery.
As you wend through the eerily unpeopled unpaved road towards Kula Mawe, the hills become pleasantly serene, especially after the rains, breaking the monotony of the plains. They are a great many small and rounded hills strewn across the entire landscapes, ranging in size, but rarely larger to the rest to be conspicuous. Yet, in the canvas of this open plains, most stand out as noticeable elevations in the landscape. Uniformly, the top of these hills are slightly convex or rounded. Depending on the season, these hillocks may be covered with grass and shrubs.
While almost all these hillocks are isolated features in the undulating landscape, Mlima Tatu, about 67 km east of Isiolo town at Kula Mawe, stand out conspicously because they are a series of three conjoined hills, forming a dinctint landmark. These mysterious hillocks, also known as Kula Mawe Hills, are larger, standing out above the surrounding landscape for many miles out. Mlima Tatu Kula Mawe have always served as a widely-popular viewpoint for the pastoralist and outdoor enthusiasts, offering a modest elevation to enjoy the surrounding landscape.
Also of interest along B9 Isiolo-Garba Tula-Mandera Road, easily sighted from the roadside, are the gangling cone-shaped anthills. They are more developed nearby Kula Mawe, between Magado and Garba Tula, and have been noted as places of interest. These lofty anthills, sometimes reaching 6 ft in height with a base of 3 ft, are other-worldly, and whose prospects may be improved with the proposed LAPPSET corridor, a mega road network from Lamu Port to South Sudan and into Ethiopia that is planned to pass through Kula Mawe enroute Isiolo town.
Kenya is blessed with a diverse range of natural landmarks, showcasing the country’s stunning landscapes and rich biodiversity. These natural landmarks represent Kenya’s breathtaking beauty and ecological diversity, making it a top destination for safari adventures, outdoor, and wilderness exploration.
Index of Natural Landmarks Around Kenya
Baringo County - Paka Volcano, Metkei Ridge, Tugen (Kamasia) Hills, Silale Crater, Bomet County - Motigo Hill, Bungoma County - Kabuchai Hills, Luucho Hills, Busia County - Samia Hills, Namenya Hill, Namenya Hill, Elgeyo Marakwet County - Kerio Valley, Elgeyo Escarpment, Mektei Ridge, Cherangani Hills, Embu County - Karue Hill, Kianjiru Hill, Mumoni Hill, Garissa County - Merti Plain, Homa Bay County - Asego & Kasarua Hills, Ruri Hills, Gembe Hills, The Gwassi Hills, Kanyamwa Escarpment, Isiolo County - Merti Plateau, Nyambene Range, Mlima Tatu Kula Mawe, Kajiado County - Ngong Hills, Mount Suswa, Ol Doinyo Orok, Chyulu Hills, Kericho County - Tinderet Mountain, Kiambu County - Kijabe Hills, Kilifi County - Marafa Gorge, Kisumu County - Kajulu Hills, Kitui County - Yatta Plateau, Laikipia County - Laikipia Plateau, Makueni County - Nzaui Range, Mandera County - Dandu Hills, Marsabit County - Mount Nyiru, Nabuyatom Cone, Mount Kulal, Mount Marsabit, Hurri Hills, Sololo Escarpment, Mount Forore, Meru County - Kierra Ridge, Mount Kenya, Nakuru County - Mount Longonot, Eburru Mountains, Menengai Crater, Nandi County - Nandi Hills, Nyando Escarpment, Kamulat Hill, Nandi Scarp, Narok County - Nguruman, Loita Hills, Siria Ridge, Nyamira County - Kibugat Hill, Emanga Hills, Kiabonyoru Hill, Nkoora Hill, Nyandarua County - Aberdare Range, Mount Kipipiri, Samburu County - Scared Mount Ololokwe, Ndoto Mountain Range, Mathews Range, Mount Nyiru, Samburu Hills, Loroghi Plateau, Siaya County - Got Ramogi, Taita Taveta County - Taita (Range) Hills, Mount Sagalla, Ngulia Hills, Mount Kasigau, Tharaka Nithi County - Kijegge Range, Turkana County - Mogila Hills, Loima Hills, Vihiga County - Bunyore Hills, Maragoli Hills, Wajir County - Mansa Guda Range, Malabar Hill, West Pokot County - Mount Murpus, Koh Hill, Sekerr Range
Isiolo County, with its strategic location, rich cultural heritage, and potential for development, is a unique region in Kenya. It features a mix of semi-arid and arid landscapes, with some areas of savannah and bushland, and home to several wildlife reserves and conservancies, including the Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Shaba National Reserve and the famed Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.
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42 Destinations in Isiolo County, arranged as one would visit these - south, north, east then north - with aid of narratives, images, strip maps and distance chart:
Isiolo Town, St. Eusebius Cathedral, Isiolo Jamia Mosque, Isiolo Memorial, Kisimani Eco Resort, Isiolo Falls, Kaita and Degushi Hills, Nyambeni Range, Magado Crater, Cave Dwellings, Harr Girrissa, Mlima Tatu, Kubi Turkana, Garba Tula, Gotu Falls, Gotu Cultural Centre, Biliqo Bulesa Conservancy, Merti Plateau, Merti Catholic Church, Ewaso Nyiro River, Lorian Swamp, Malka Cultural Centre, Bisanadi National Reserve, Kora Wells, Leparua Conservancy, Ol Lentille Conservancy, The Sanctuary at Ol Lentille, Oldonyiro Conservancy, Nantudu Spire Rock, Nasuulu Conservancy, Buffalo Springs National Reserve, Buffalo Springs, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu Simba Lodge, Shaba National Reserve, Sarova Shaba Lodge, Joy’s Camp, Nakuprat Gotu Conservancy, Boji Dera Camp, Sera Conservancy, Isiolo Cultural Festival, Camping in the Great North
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What’s The Air Like In Isiolo?
Isiolo is almost always hot and dry at most months of year, with a mean of 30oC, and two rainy seasons. The rainfall received is historically erratic, scarce and unreliable.
What’s The Lay Of The Land In C.11?
Isiolo can be split into three ecological zones, semi-arid, arid and very near desert arid. The smallest, useful, semi-arid zone covers only 5% the county, around Kinna region.