The Klute peak is one of the many peaks of the Kilimanjaro. The Peak is located at about 3952 meters above sea level. The peak is found on the Mawenzi cone of the Kilimanjaro.
The Kilimanjaro Mountain is made up of three volcanic cones Namely; Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. Each has its own fault line.
With much eruption from over a thousand of years ago, the volcanic power of this cone is belied to have died out.
Given their near proximity, it is thought that the Kibo and Mawenzi cones formed a ridge when they originally erupted, approximately a million years ago.
Mawenzi is thought to have perished 450,000 years ago, at a height of roughly 18,000 feet above sea level.
Research indicates that while the highest peak, Kibo, is thought to be dormant and may erupt at some moment, the Cones Mawenzi and Shira are thought to be fully dead.
Although there is unconfirmed evidence of volcanic activity in the past few years, there is unquestionably activity occurring in the mountain chambers.
There were reports of molten magma still flowing in the cones at a depth of roughly 400 meters in 2003. There hasn’t been any apparent action since then.
This location got its name because, on July 29, 1912, two hikers of German descent were the first to arrive. Fritz Klute was there, along with his friend Eduard Hans Oehler.
Fritz Klute
Klute had received his PHD on year before he came to the Kilimanjaro adventure in 1912. His PHD thesis was on the questions about the existence of snow in the Black forest.
He was made an assistant to Hermann Wagner after a short stint at teaching. He also dealt with the Kilimanjaro mountain in his thesis as it had snow yet I was in the tropical region.
On the adventure to the Kilimanjaro in 1912, Klute was accompanied by Eduard Oehler. A scientist who was in charge of studying the stereophotogrammetrically of the Kilimanjaro mountain.
The two had visited Kilimanjaro in 1906 before. and had continued to conduct some research on Mount Kilimanjaro. Their 1912 journey just represented the culmination of preceding studies.
Oehler, who came from a wealthy family, assisted Klute in funding these missions as well.
The map that most people have since used for measurement purposes. Find out more about the Kilimanjaro, which was climbed in 1912 by Klute and Oehler.
Most people quote the size of the Kilimanjaro relating to this map. It’s also basis for most cartographies on the Kilimanjaro and many other measurements.
The height of the Kibo cone was newly determined by Klute as 5,930 m. Instead of Meyer’s statement of 6,010 m.
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