Eastern Rift Mountains

The Mau Escarpment rises steeply above the western side of Kenya's Rift Valley, its forested slopes forming a high wall above the lakes on the valley floor. Beyond the crest the ground descends more gradually towards the west. Streams from the eastern Mau, including the Njoro and Makalia, flow into Lake Nakuru. Mountain forest covers much of this high country, where rainfall feeds rivers that run in several directions from the rift's edge.

The later city of Eldoret lies nearby.