Mount Longido is a mountain in
Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands and ...
. The peak has an elevation of 2,637 m
above sea level. Mount Longido is located in
Longido District
Longido is one of the six districts in the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The District covers an area of . It is bordered to the east by the Ngorongoro District, to the south west by the Monduli District and Southeast by the Arusha Rural District a ...
of
Arusha Region.
The principal path to the summit starts in the town of
Longido
Longido is a small town and ward in Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is the administrative seat for Longido District. Most of the inhabitants are Maasai, but there are other East African tribes as well.
Longido is at the foot of Mount Longido, which ...
. The climb can be done in one day, but it is also common for climbers to spend one night in a tented camp on the mountain and reach the summit on the second day. Sometimes visitors climb Mount Longido as part of the preparations for the ascent of nearby
Mount Kilimanjaro
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 free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and ab ...
.
See also
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List of Ultras of Africa
*
Arusha Region
Gallery
Mount Longido - view of the summit.JPG
Mountain and Forest Guide.jpg, Forest guide
References
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Longido
Longido is a small town and ward in Arusha Region in Tanzania. It is the administrative seat for Longido District. Most of the inhabitants are Maasai, but there are other East African tribes as well.
Longido is at the foot of Mount Longido, which ...