Arusha National Park is also known as Ngurudoto Crater National Park until 1967, Arusha National Park covers an area of about 137 square kilometers. It is located on the slopes of Mt. Meru, which looms over nearby Arusha town, and has a spectacular view of its big neighbour Mt Kilimanjaro. The park and town derive their name from the Waarusha people who live in this area. The Ngurudoto Crater, Momela Lake, the highlands mountains forest, and the rugged Mt. Meru (about 4.575meters above sea level) are the distinctive features of the park. Colobus monkeys, vervet monkeys, bushbucks, buffaloes, red forest duikers, hippos, elephants, and giraffes are found here .Birdlife, especially, waterfowl are abundant and interesting.