Bisoke
Also written Visoke
A 3,711 m Virunga volcano famous for the round crater lake at its summit.
- Elevation
- 3,711 m
- Summit
- 1°28′S 29°29′E
- Range
- Virunga massif
- Geology
- Stratovolcano
- Volcanic status
- Dormant
- Crater lake
- Yes, at the summit
- Last eruption
- 1957
Bisoke (also Visoke) is a volcano in the Virunga range on the Rwanda-Democratic Republic of Congo border, standing at 3,711 m. Its best-known feature is the near-circular crater lake at the summit, reached only on a guided hike; swimming in it is prohibited.
The forested slopes are habitat for the endangered mountain gorillas made famous by Dian Fossey's research and the book and film Gorillas in the Mist. It last showed volcanic activity in 1957.