Mount Meru (Tanzania)

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Mount Meru

Mount Meru, October 2002
Elevation 4,565 m (14,977 ft)
[1]

Prominence
3,170 m (10,400 ft)
[1]

Ranked 72nd
Listing Ultra
Location

Mount Meru
Location in Tanzania
Location Arusha Region, Tanzania
Coordinates 31448S 364454ECoordinates: 31448S 364454E
[1]

Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption October to December 1910
[2]

Climbing
First ascent 1904 by Fritz Jger
[3]

Easiest route Hike
Mount Meru is an active stratovolcano located 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of Mount
Kilimanjaro in the nation of Tanzania. At a height of 4,565 metres (14,977 ft), it is visible from
Mt Kilimanjaro on a clear day,
[4]
and is the ninth or tenth highest mountain in Africa, dependent
on definition. Much of its bulk was lost about 8,000
[citation needed]
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.
[2]
The several small cones and craters
seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous episodes of volcanic activity.


Mount Meru's ash cone that has formed in the old crater.
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.




As seen from Mount Kilimanjaro, 3D computer generated image
See also
Geography of Tanzania
List of volcanoes in Tanzania
List of Ultras of Africa
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. A view of Mount Meru from Mount Kilimanjaro
External links
Mount Meru at Peakware
Satellite pictures of Mount Meru
trekkingvisions Information about the Mount Meru Trek