The 3 highest mountains on the island of Java
Java Island is one of
the islands through the Mediterranean circum. Its location in the convergent
zone is the meeting of the Eurasian plate and the Indo-Australian plate causing
the formation of many mountains with high towering type of cone / cone. Among
the mountains formed on Java, Mount Semeru is the highest mountain on the
island.
List of the 3 highest
mountain peaks on Java :
1. Mount Semeru, 3,676
masl
Mount Semeru or Sumeru
is a cone volcano on Java, Indonesia. Semeru Mountain is the highest mountain
on Java Island, with its peak Mahameru, 3,676 meters above sea level (masl).
Semeru Mountain is also the third highest volcano in Indonesia after Mount
Kerinci in Sumatra and Mount Rinjani in West Nusa Tenggara. The crater at the
top of Mount Semeru is known as Jonggring Saloko. Mount Semeru is
administratively included in the two regencies, namely Malang Regency and
Lumajang Regency, East Java Province. This mountain is included in the Bromo
Tengger Semeru National Park area.
2. Mount Slamet, 3428
masl
Mount Slamet is a
volcano on the island of Java. This mountain is on the border of Brebes
Regency, Banyumas, Purbalingga, Tegal Regency, and Pemalang District, Central
Java Province, and is the highest in Central Java and the second highest on
Java Island. Crater IV is the last crater that is still active until now, and
finally active up to mid-2009 alert level.
Mount Slamet is quite
popular as a target for climbing even though the terrain is known to be
difficult. At the foot of this mountain lies the tourist area of Baturraden
which is the mainstay of Banyumas Regency because it is only about 15 km from
Purwokerto.
3. Sumbing Mountain,
3,371 masl
Sumbing Mountain is a
volcano located on Java, Indonesia. Upright as high as 3,371 meters above sea
level, this mountain is located in three regencies of Central Java, namely
Magelang, Temanggung, and Wonosobo Regencies. Together with Sindoro Mountain,
Sumbing Mountain forms twin mountain ranges, such as Mount Merapi and Mount
Merbabu, when viewed from the direction of Temanggung. The gap between this
mountain and Mount Sindoro is traversed by provincial roads that connect the
city of Temanggung and the city of Wonosobo. This road is usually called
"Kledung Pass".
It is not known exactly
when this mountain erupted, but at its peak there is a crater that is still
active.
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