Olmoti Crater

{{short description|Volcanic crater in Arusha Region of Tanzania}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Olmoti Crater

| other_name = {{native phrase|sw|Kasoko la Olmoti}}

| photo = Kniphofia thomsonii -Red Hot Poker-, Olmoti, Tanzania.jpg

| photo_size = 270

| photo_caption = flora on Olmoti Crater rim

| highest =

| elevation_m = 3,080

| coordinates = {{coord|2|54|45.36|S|35|47|13.56|E|type:mountain|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| country = {{Flag|Tanzania}}

| subdivision2 = Arusha Region

| subdivision3 = Ngorongoro District

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| length_km = 6.5

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| length_orientation= north-south

| range =

| type = Volcanic

| volcanic_region = Crater Highlands

| last_eruption = Pleistocene

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| access = Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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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 6.5 km in diameter.{{cite web|title= Olmoti Crater profile|url=https://www.ncaa.go.tz/pages/craters|access-date=2023-03-25}}

The crater is a caldera and is within UNESCO Biosphere Reserve protection program and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.{{cite web|title= Smithsonian, Olmoti Crater overview|url=https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=222830|access-date=2023-03-25}} 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.{{cite web|title= Olmoti Crater profile|url=https://www.ncaa.go.tz/pages/craters|access-date=2023-03-25}} The crater is known for its unique flora.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.