Mount Meru (Tanzania)
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Mount Meru is a dormant stratovolcano located Template:Convert west of Kilimanjaro in southeast Arusha Region, Tanzania. At a height of Template:Convert,<ref name="peaklist"/><ref name="peakbagger">Template:Cite peakbagger</ref> it is visible from Mount Kilimanjaro on a clear day,<ref name=ti>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and is the eighth-highest mountain of AfricaTemplate:Efn.
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, and the highest mountain in Arusha Region. The Momella route – which starts at Momella gate, on the eastern side of the mountain – is the most common route for climbers to reach the peak.<ref name="Tanzania travel guide">Template:Cite book</ref> The peak is called "Socialist Peak".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Mount Meru's lavas are alkaline in character and include nephelinite.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Much of the mountain's height was lost about 7,800 years ago due to a summit collapse.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Mount Meru most recently had a minor eruption in 1910.<ref name="gvp"/> The several small cones and craters seen in the vicinity probably reflect numerous episodes of volcanic activity. Mount Meru's caldera is Template:Convert wide.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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, as well as monkeys and leopards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The movie Hatari! was filmed at the foot of Mountain Meru.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
On September 20, 2015, satellite imagery showed a plume rising on north flank of Mount Meru. This was first thought to have been an eruption, however later evidence showed the plume was created by a wildfire, not an eruption. <ref>Template:Citation</ref>
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- Mount Meru Climb Information
- Satellite pictures of Mount Meru
- trekkingvisions Information about the Mount Meru Trek