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Mount
Meru
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Mount Meru,
2012
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Highest
point
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4,562.13 m
(14,967.6 ft)
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3,170 m (10,400 ft)
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70 kilometres (43 mi)
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Coordinates:
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Geography
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Mount
Meru : Location in
Tanzania
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Location
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Geology
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October to December 1910
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Climbing
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1904 by Fritz Jäger
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Hike
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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), it is visible from Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear
day, and is the fifth-highest
mountain in 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.
Much of its bulk was lost about 8,000 years
ago due to an eastward volcanic blast, similar to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in the U.S. state of Washington. Mount Meru most recently had a minor eruption in
1910. The several small cones and craters seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous
episodes of volcanic activity.
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
