The Aberdare Range (formerly, the Sattima Range, Kikuyu: Nyandarua) is a 160km long mountain range of upland, north of Kenya's capital Nairobi with an average elevation of 3,500 metres (11,480ft). It is located in Nyandarua County, west central Kenya, northeast of Naivasha and Gilgil and just south of the Equator.