The Kibo summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Elevation	5,895 m (19,341 ft)
Prominence	5,885 m (19,308 ft) Ranked 4th
Listing	Seven Summits Highest mountains of Africa Volcanic Seven Summits Country highest point Ultra Seven Third Summits (Mawenzi)
Location
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Location	Kilimanjaro Region, north east Tanzania
Range	The Eastern Rift mountains
Topo map	Kilimanjaro map and guide by Wielochowski
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Age of rock	3 million years
Last eruption	Between 150,000 and 200,000 years ago
Climbing
First ascent	6 October 1889 by Hans Meyer and Ludwig Purtscheller
Easiest route	Hiking

Kilimanjaro (or Kilimanjaro, which means "shining mountain" in Swahili), formerly Kaiser-Wilhelm-Spitze, is a mountain in northeastern Tanzania. Kilimanjaro is the tallest free-standing mountain rise in the world, rising 4600 meters (15,000 ft) from the base, and is the highest peak in Africa at 5,895 meters (19,340 ft). It gives a dramatic view from the surrounding plains. Almost 85% of the ice cover on Kilimanjaro disappeared from October 1912 to June 2011.