Mount Meru (Tanzania)
Mount Meru | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 4,562.13 m (14,967.6 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 3,170 m (10,400 ft)[1] Ranked 72nd |
Isolation | 70 km (43 mi) |
Listing | Ultra |
Coordinates | 3°14′48″S 36°44′54″E / 3.24667°S 36.74833°ECoordinates: 3°14′48″S 36°44′54″E / 3.24667°S 36.74833°E[1] |
Geography | |
Mount Meru Location in Tanzania | |
Location | Arusha Region, Tanzania |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Last eruption | October to December 1910[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1904 by Fritz Jäger[3] |
Easiest route | Hike |
Mount Meru is a dormant stratovolcano located 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mount Kilimanjaro in the country of Tanzania. At a height of 4,562.13 metres (14,968 ft),[1][4] it is visible from Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day,[5] and is the fifth-highest of the highest mountain peaks of Africa, dependent on definition.
Mount Meru is located just north of the city of Arusha, in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. It is the second-highest mountain in Tanzania, after Mount Kilimanjaro. The Momella route – which starts at Momella gate, on the eastern side of the mountain – is used to climb Mount Meru.[6]
Much of its bulk was lost about 7,800 years ago due to a summit collapse.[7] Mount Meru most recently had a minor eruption in 1910.[2] The several small cones and craters seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous episodes of volcanic activity. Mount Meru's caldera is 2.2 miles (3.5 km) wide.[8]
Mount Meru is the topographic centerpiece of Arusha National Park. Its fertile slopes rise above the surrounding savanna and support a forest that hosts diverse wildlife, including nearly 400 species of birds, and also monkeys and leopards.
Gallery[]
The Ash cone
Mount Meru in the background with Arusha in the foreground of the picture.
The Little Meru Peak (3,820 m)
The Socialist Peak. (4,562 m)
A stream from Mount Meru.
The topography of Mount Meru
Mount Meru and the Ngurdoto Crater (image top) from space.
The sunrise on Mt Kilimanjaro from the summit of Mt Meru
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Africa Ultra-Prominences Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Meru". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
- ^ Mount Meru at SummitPost.org
- ^ "Mount Meru, Tanzania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
- ^ "A view of Mount Meru from Mount Kilimanjaro". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 168. ISBN 978-1742207797.
- ^ "Glocal Volcanism Program - Meru". Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Meru, Tanzania". Retrieved 24 September 2018.
External links[]
- "Mount Meru". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
- Mount Meru Climb Information
- Satellite pictures of Mount Meru
- trekkingvisions Information about the Mount Meru Trek
- Mount Meru (Tanzania)
- East African montane forests
- Mountains of Tanzania
- Stratovolcanoes of Tanzania
- Active volcanoes
- Geography of Arusha Region
- Four-thousanders of Africa