The College is located at Kirimancuma base Camp that lies at an altitude of 3000 Metres above sea level at the summit of the Nyambene range. The Nyambene range is elongated from the South East to the North East and rises sharply above the surrounding plateau. The slopes are very steep and rocky especially to the eastern side but the crests are much lower as very little land is above 1,829 M ASL.

The plateau runs south to north from Mt. Kenya to Nyambene Hills and is separated from the Lowlands by a clear break on topography between 914 M and 1,067M ASL. The lowest altitude is 610 M ASL. There is an escarpment to the east rising between 15 M and 100 M ASL which is Characterized by many springs and the land gently descend towards Tana River.