Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes, Mount Kilimanjaro

Name: Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes
Address: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

#1 among attractions in Mount Kilimanjaro

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes, Mount Kilimanjaro

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There are several routes by which to reach Kibo, or Uhuru Peak, the highest summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame. ()

Coordinates: 3°4'33"S, 37°21'12"E

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Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Furtwängler Glacier, Kibo, Kilimanjaro, Credner Glacier.

~1500 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Furtwängler Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
8 min walk • Furtwangler Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The glacier is named after Walter Furtwängler who, along with Siegfried König, were the fourth party to ascend to the summit of Kilimanjaro in 1912.
0.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Kibo, Kilimanjaro National Park
22 min walk • Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres above sea level and about 4,900 metres above its plateau base.
~330 ftSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park
2 min walk • Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres above sea level and about 4,900 metres above its plateau base.
0.8 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Credner Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
21 min walk • Credner Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the northwest slope of the peak and is a remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,800 and 5,500 metres.
0.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Rebmann Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
20 min walk • The Rebmann Glacier is an active glacier located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. It is a small remnant of an enormous ice cap which once crowned Kilimanjaro.
1.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Northern Ice Field, Mount Kilimanjaro
32 min walk • The Northern Ice Field is near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak. The Northern Ice Field and Eastern Ice Fields were connected to the Southern Ice Field and formed part of a continuous body of glacial ice atop Mount Kilimanjaro when first scientifically examined in 1912.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Balletto Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
17 min walk • Balletto Glacier is near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the southwest slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro. The glacier is situated at an elevation of between 5,400 and 5,000 metres.
0.9 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Barranco Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
23 min walk • Barranco Glacier is near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the southwest slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an icecap which once crowned the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.
0.9 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Arrow Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
23 min walk • Arrow Glacier is located near the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak and is a small remnant of an icecap which once crowned the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Natural feature
Little Penck Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro
41 min walk • Little Penck Glacier is on Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, on the west slope of the peak. Once extending from the Northern Ice Field, the glacier detached from the icefield by 1992.

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Which popular attractions are close to Mount Kilimanjaro climbing routes?

Nearby attractions include Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park (2 min walk), Furtwängler Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (8 min walk), Balletto Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (17 min walk), Rebmann Glacier, Mount Kilimanjaro (20 min walk).