Olmoti Crater

The Olmoti Crater (Kasoko la Olmoti in Swahili) is located at an elevation of 3,088 meters. Olmoti, which means "Cooking Pot" in Maasai, is an extinct volcano. The crater is located in Nainokanoka ward of Ngorongoro District in Arusha Region of Tanzania. Olmoti's highest peak is 3,080m, and the crater is approximately 6.5km in diameter.[1]

Olmoti Crater
Kasoko la Olmoti (Swahili)
flora on Olmoti Crater rim
Highest point
Elevation3,080 m (10,100 ft)
Coordinates2°54′45.36″S 35°47′13.56″W
Dimensions
Length6.5 km (4.0 mi) north-south
Geography
Country Tanzania
RegionArusha Region
DistrictNgorongoro District
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic
Volcanic regionCrater Highlands
Last eruptionPleistocene
Climbing
AccessNgorongoro Conservation Area

The crater is a caldera and is within UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protection program and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.[2] The Munge Waterfall is located on the western crater rim. The Munge River provides fresh water for wildlife and also feeds wetlands and Lake Magadi on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is part of the Crater Highlands geographic zone.[3] The crater is known for its unique flora.[4]

References
  1. "Olmoti Crater profile". Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  2. "Smithsonian, Olmoti Crater overview". Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  3. "Olmoti Crater profile". Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  4. Mitchell, D. W., and J. F. Stampfer. “Some Myxomycetes from Tanzania.” Systematics and Geography of Plants, vol. 74, no. 2, 2004, pp. 291–93. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3668498. Accessed 25 Mar. 2023.
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