Mt. Meru
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Eastern Rift · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mt. Meru is a 14,980 ft summit in the Eastern Rift (Tanzania). PeakAtlas rates it expedition (Trekking peak); best season is Jun–Feb. Permit required. Typical staging is Arusha (20 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 14,980 ft
- Prominence
- 10,400 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Expedition
- Best season
- Jun–Feb
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Arusha · 20 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mt. Meru, and what do you need before you go?
Mt. Meru is listed as Trekking peak with a best season of Jun–Feb. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Trekking peak
- Best season
- Jun–Feb
- Access / staging
- Arusha, Arusha
How tall is Mt. Meru, and where is it?
- Location
- Arusha, Tanzania
- Elevation
- 14,980 ft
- Prominence
- 10,400 ft
- Mountain range
- Eastern Rift
- Difficulty
- Trekking peak
What makes Mt. Meru notable?
Tanzania’s dramatic crater volcano and Kilimanjaro’s neighbor.
A steep volcanic neighbor of Kilimanjaro, often climbed as an acclimatization trek before Kibo.
After you check trip readiness for Mt. Meru, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Eastern Rift, Arusha, Tanzania.
Closest places
- Arusha — Arusha via A104
Notable trails & routes
- Momella Route
- Southern Circuit