Why is Mount Kilimanjaro famous?

Mount Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain in Africa and in the world as a free-standing mountain. It is one of the seven summits. It very popular with both experienced hikers and first-time adventurers because it is considered to be the easiest of the seven summits.

Kilimanjaro is one of the most majestic mountains in the world. Situated almost directly on the equator, it attracts the visitors with thrilling panoramic views, endemic plants and a unique spirit of challenge and adventure. Many people describe their Kilimanjaro experiences as “life-changing”, “transformative” and “unparalleled”.

The following are some few interesting facts about Kilimanjaro:

The Kilimanjaro has volcanic
Kilimanjaro is interested mountain which was designed to have volcano. those volcanic cones are Kibo, Shira and Mawenzi. Shira cone It was erupted for nearly two hundred thousand years, and then the rims of Shira Volcano collapsed, forming a large, open caldera. Past forty thousand years after the formation of Mawenzi, another eruption happened which shaped Kibo. This eruption was very strong and pushed the Kibo crater to an altitude of nearly 6000 meters making it the tallest of all three volcanic cones.
The latest recorded volcanic activity on Mount Kilimanjaro happened some two hundred years ago, resulting in the creation of a structure known as the Ash Pit which is one of the key attractions in the crater

Kilimanjaro is among of highest mountain in the world
It is one of the seven highest mountains among of the seven highest mountains such as Everest locate in Asia, Aconcagua locate in South America, Denali locate in North America, Kilimanjaro locate in Africa, Elbrus locate in Europe, and Carstensz Pyramid locate in Oceania. Most high mountains are part of ranges, such as Mount Everest’s Himalayan Mountain Range. These are formed in a process called plate tectonics. Below the ground, Earth’s crust is made up of multiple tectonic plates. These plates have been moving since the beginning of time due to geologic activity.

The meaning of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Kilimanjaro was the mountain’s Swahili name. which according to Kiswahili language and chaga tribe “Kilima” meaning “mountain” and the Chagga word “Njaro” meaning “whiteness.”

The mountain is on the equator.
In Tanzania moshi the Mount Kilimanjaro lies just 205 miles from the equator, When early explorers reported seeing glaciers on the top of Kilimanjaro according to different people from outside Tanzania also inside the country who already climbing Kilimanjaro they say at the top of the mountain there is interesting environment and they did not believe as they thought it was impossible for ice to form so close to the hot equatorial sun.

Height
Mount Kilimanjaro is the among of the seven highest mountain in the world and the first highest mountain in Africa which has 19,340 feet above sea level. Even if these heights are taking a long time to summit uhuru peak. There are different routes when climbing Kilimanjaro and some route take more than one week and other route take few days less than one week so the meters is depending on route you choose. These routes including machame, marangu, Umbwe and other routes. When climbers reach the summit of Kilimanjaro, they will be standing at the altitude of 19,340 feet which is high enough to see the curvature of the earth.

Map and location
The Mosunt Kilimanjaro is located in African continent in among of east African countries which is called Tanzania. In Tanzania the mountain Kilimanjaro is located in Kilimanjaro region at moshi district nearby Arusha region

Uhuru peak
Uhuru peak is the area where climbers wish to reach. Uhuru peak locate at the highest point of Kibo cone.