Mount Meru (Tanzania)

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 mountain in Africa, dependent on definition.

For the mountain in Hindu-Buddhist cosmology, see Mount Meru.
Mount Meru
Mount Meru, 2012.
Highest point
Elevation4,562.13 m (14,967.6 ft) [1]
Prominence3,170 m (10,400 ft) [1]
Ranked 72nd
Isolation70 km (43 mi) 
ListingUltra
Coordinates3°14′48″S 36°44′54″E [1]
Geography
Mount Meru
Location in Tanzania
LocationArusha Region, Tanzania
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionOctober to December 1910[2]
Climbing
First ascent1904 by Fritz Jäger[3]
Easiest routeHike

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.

  • 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
  1. Africa Ultra-Prominences Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  2. "Meru". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  3. Mount Meru at SummitPost.org
  4. "Mount Meru, Tanzania". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. "A view of Mount Meru from Mount Kilimanjaro". Archived from the original on 2013-01-26. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
  6. Tanzania travel guide (6 ed.). Lonely Planet. June 2015. p. 168. ISBN 978-1742207797.
  7. "Glocal Volcanism Program - Meru". Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  8. "Meru, Tanzania". Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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