Mount Meru (Tanzania)

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Mount Meru <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; text-align: center;" colspan=2>Image:Meru.jpg Mount Meru, October 2002</td></tr>
Elevation	4,566 metres (14,980 feet)
Location	Arusha Region, Tanzania <tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Coordinates</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">3°14′S 36°45′E</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Type</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">Stratovolcano</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Last eruption</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">1910</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">First ascent</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">1904 by Fritz Jäger</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Easiest route</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">hike</td></tr>

Mount Meru

<tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; text-align: center;" colspan=2>Image:Meru.jpg
Mount Meru, October 2002</td></tr>

Elevation

4,566 metres (14,980 feet)

Location

Arusha Region, Tanzania

<tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Coordinates</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">3°14′S 36°45′E</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Type</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">Stratovolcano</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Last eruption</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">1910</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">First ascent</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">1904 by Fritz Jäger</td></tr><tr><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; border-right: 1px solid #999966; background: #e7dcc3; width: 85px">Easiest route</td><td style="border-top: 1px solid #999966; width: 220px">hike</td></tr>

Mount Meru is an active volcano located just 70 kilometres (44 miles) west of Mount Kilimanjaro. It reaches 4,566 metres (14,980 feet) in height but has lost much of its bulk due to an eastward volcanic blast sometime in its distant past, perhaps similar to the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Mount Meru most recently had a minor eruption about a century ago. The several small cones and craters seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous episodes of volcanic activity.

Image:1335-ANP-MeruDawn.jpg

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.

At the summit in 2006, one can find a 2m high flag of Tanzania in metal and also a milestone in concrete with "Pic Socialist 4562.13M" written.

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Topography of Mount Meru	Mount Meru and Ngurdoto Crater (image top) from space	View from Mt Meru towards Mt Kilimanjaro	View from Arusha Town
Mt Meru from Momella gate	Mt Meru from Machame Hut	Sunrise on Mt Kili from the summit of Mt Meru	Image of Mt. Meru taken from Kilimanjaro
Mount Meru