Mount Hoyo

Mount Hoyo
Mount Hoyo
Highest point
Elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Coordinates	1°14′45″N 29°49′11″E / 1.24582°N 29.81984°E
Geography
Location	eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Mount Hoyo (French: Montagne Hoyo) is a mountain in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The mountain is a limestone massif with 40 caves. Its altitude is 1,450 m (4,760 ft). It is part of the Ituri rainforest and located about 70 km (43 mi) west of Lake Albert, 92 kilometres (57 mi) away from north of Beni and 19 kilometres (12 mi) away from south of Komanda.

History

Since at least 2021 the mountain has served as a base of rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces. In 2025 it was used to perpetrate the Komanda massacre.

References

1 2 Ollier, C.D. and Harrop, J.F. (1963). "The caves of Mount Hoyo, Eastern Congo Republics". Bulletin of the National Speleological Society. 25 (2): 73−78.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ Van Noten, F. (1977). "Excavations at Matupi cave". Antiquity. 51 (201): 35−40. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00100572. S2CID 161102882.
↑ Willoughby, P.R. (2009). "From the Middle to the Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa". In Camps, M.; Chauhan, P. (eds.). Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions. Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. New York: Springer. pp. 301−314.
↑ Africa's Top Wildlife Countries: Mount Hoyo
↑ "An attack on a Congolese church killed nearly 40 worshippers. Here's what to know". AP News. 2025-07-28. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-31.

External links

BirdLife International. "Important Bird Areas factsheet: Mount Hoyo Reserve".

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[Ollier1963-1] 1 2 Ollier, C.D. and Harrop, J.F. (1963). "The caves of Mount Hoyo, Eastern Congo Republics". Bulletin of the National Speleological Society. 25 (2): 73−78.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] Van Noten, F. (1977). "Excavations at Matupi cave". Antiquity. 51 (201): 35−40. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00100572. S2CID 161102882.

[3] Willoughby, P.R. (2009). "From the Middle to the Later Stone Age in Eastern Africa". In Camps, M.; Chauhan, P. (eds.). Sourcebook of Paleolithic Transitions. Methods, Theories, and Interpretations. New York: Springer. pp. 301−314.

[Mt._Hoyo-4] Africa's Top Wildlife Countries: Mount Hoyo

[5] "An attack on a Congolese church killed nearly 40 worshippers. Here's what to know". AP News. 2025-07-28. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-31.