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Mount Meru, Tanzania


Prominence: 3170 m, 10400 ft

Elevation: 4565 meters, 14,977 feet


True Isolation: 66.3 km, 41.2 mi
Peak TypeVolcano
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)3° 14' 36'' S, 36° 44' 59'' E
-3.243471, 36.749804 (Dec Deg)
249944 E 9641217 N, Zone 37 (UTM)
CountryTanzania
State/ProvinceArusha (Highest Point)
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Lists that contain Mount Meru:
     World Top 100 by Prominence (Rank #72)
     Africa 4000-meter Peaks (Rank #9)
     Ultras of East Africa (Rank #6)
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Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 97
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 85)

Selected Trip Reports:
     2006-01-13 by Ben Lostracco
     2006-01-15 by Ben Lostracco
     2006-01-16 by Ben Lostracco
     2006-01-17 by Ben Lostracco
     2007-01-14 by Richard Carey (GPS Track)
     2007-12-30 by Norbert Schaefer
     2012-09-12 by Dave Dunham
     2014-04-07 by Christopher D'Aiuto (GPS Track)
     2014-04-21 by Christopher Czaplicki
     2016-01-04 by Lev Babiev (GPS Track)
     2016-01-15 by Rob Woodall (GPS Track)
     2016-01-15 by Greg Slayden (GPS Track)
     2017-01-19 by Susan Shih
     2017-07-05 by Amy Huang
     2018-01-16 by Chris Hood
     2018-12-06 by Lucas Peterson (GPS Track)

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Looking west at Mt. Meru on the trail going down (2007-01-14). Photo by Richard Carey.
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 3170 m/10,400 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 3170 m/10,400 ft
  Key Col: 1395 m/4577 ft
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 66.3 km/41.2 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: -3.0542, 37.3158
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Lava Tower  (ENE)
RangesContinent: Africa
Range2: East Africa Mountains
Range3: Northeast Tanzania
Drainage BasinsLake Amboseli
East Africa Lake Basins
Internal Drainage-Africa
Worldwide Internal Drainage
OwnershipLand: Arusha National Park (Highest Point)
Data SourceGPS Reading or LIDAR
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Other Photos

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Mt. Meru in the afternoon, from the peak of nearby cinder cone, west of Arusha, Tanzania (2014-04-01). Photo by Christopher D'Aiuto.
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Mt. Meru in the sunrise-shadow of Kilimanjaro, taken from Uhuru peak looking across the Southern Icefield. (2014-04-12). Photo by Christopher D'Aiuto.
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4565 m - Mount Meru (2016-02-28). Photo by Jan Matiášek.
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