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Top 10 Volcano Mountains You Must Hike

 

Although boasting 17,000 islands, Indonesia may come to mind with lots of islands and beachesand sea, but you be surprise that it has just as much mountains. Being an archipelago that is

situated on the confluence of the tectonic plates – Asian, Australian, Indian cean and !acific

cean, it has as many as 1"# $olcanoes ma%ing it the country with 1& percent of the world's

$olcanoes. (hese $olcanoes encircling the stretch of Indonesia has a name with a cool ring to it – Indonesia )ing of *ire.

(he $olcanoes, some acti$e +some $ery acti$e and some not, pro$ides a naturally stunning

scenery unli%e any other. -ome of the mountains are situated within a large $olcanic la%e or

some with craters that spurts blue fire.

(he highest peak in Indonesia is the !unca% aya in !apua while the largest volcanic lake is

the /a%e (oba in -umatra.

ere are Top 10 Volcano Mountain in Indonesia for you to $isit

2olcano 3ount Bromo with 3ount -emeru at the bac% spewing smo%e

Java

Mount Bromo

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3ount Bromo, at "&"# m, is one of the most iconic mountain in Indonesia. (his is due its

majestic beauty, where it stands forebodingly within the (engger caldera sea of sand while

spewing off white sulphurous smo%e. 3ount Bromo is one of the most active volcanoes of the

world and one of the fre4uent $isited ones. (ra$elers from far and wide come here to $iew the

sunrise o$er this mountain, where the ethereal landscape is not to be missed.

2olcano 3ount Ijen and its la%e, a$a

Ien !rater

Ijen 5rater  or locally %nown as "awah Ien is another popular mountain of a$a after 3ount

Bromo. 3any tra$elers continue to $isit here after 3ount Bromo and the e6perience is

refreshingly new. Inside the crater you will see a magnificent tur#uoise sulphur lake that

e6udes flames, $lue fire at night and smo%y white in the day.ou will also meet many sulphurcollectors on your hi%e up and be shoc%ed by the condition of their wor% consuming the harmful

fumes all the time. Ijen $olcano contains the world's largest acidic $olcanic la%e that shines in

 beautiful tur4uoise color. By night the la%e will throw off blue flames which many hi%ers bra$ethe dar% for.

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i%e 2olcano 3ountain -emeru, a$a

Mount %emeru

3ount -emeru is the tallest mountain in Java, located at the east. It is also %nown as

3ahameru by the locals which means (he 8reat 3ountain, deri$ing from the mystical indu9Buddhist mountain of 3eru and -umeru the gods. 5limbing to the pea% ta%es two hi%ing days

and it is relati$ely easy for seasoned hi%ers. (he only challenge is the last slope up to the summit.

3ount -emeru is an acti$e $olcano with constants smo%e from it's crater.

i%e 2olcano 3ountain 3erbabu, a$a

Mount Mer$a$u

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3ount 3erbabu, the name loosely translated as :3ountain of Ash;, is the only $olcano

mountain in this list that is dormant. But e$en with that, it is still a $olcano to be rec%on with. It

lies adjacent to 3ount 3erapi towards the southeast at the height of &19shaped $alley. (he area of the mountain had been declared as a national par% in

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=ra%atoa is still $ery much an acti$e $olcano and scaling it ta%es precaution and would re4uire

camping a night at (akata Island, where you can enjoy the $iew of =ra%atoa eruption at night.

Mount "erinci

3ount =erinci is the highest volcano in Indonesia and the highest peak in %umatra. It islocated within the "erinci %e$lat )ational *ark  that is home to the endangered species –

-umatran (iger and -umatran )hinoceros. It is still a $ery much acti$e $olcano with constant

annual acti$ities. (he climb up this mountain would ta%e & days " nights to reach the summit, orone day less if not. (here are 1@ la%es surrounding this mountain with one of la%e being the

highest lake in %outheast 'sia at 1## m which is called +unung Tuuh ,ake +-e$en

3ountains /a%e – there are 7 pea%s surrounding this la%e. (he biggest la%e here is the =erinci/a%e at bud might ta%e some

time but the climb and the $iew of the landscape and /a%e Batur is all worth it in the end. It isalso one of the popular acti$ities to do when you are $isiting Bali long enough to get bored of the

 beaches and sea and want to do some e6cursions.

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i%e 2olcano 3ountain Batur, Bali

Mount 'gung

3ount Agung, standing tall at &1

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Mount (inani

3ount )injani in /ombo%  is the second highest volcano in Indonesia at &7" m. It is also

among one of the most acti$e $olcanoes here. It ha a caldera of @0 %m s4uare with a crater la%e

in it called -egara Ana%. 3any pilgrims come yearly to this la%e to ma%e offerings to the godsand the la%e. (o hi%e this $olcano mountain would ta%e two days of demanding tre%%ing but the

$iew at the summit is all so worth it. ue to /ombo% being one of the emerging tra$el places in

Indonesia, you will find 4uite a number of tra$elers scaling this mountain with you but fret not asthe beauty is for all to mar$el at together.

i%e 2olcano 3ountain )injani, /ombo% 

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Mount "elimutu

3ount =elimutu is home to the famous tricolored lakes which people tra$el through long

tortuous roads just to get to. (he la%es are in hues of blue, green and red due to its $olcanicsubstances and it changes colors depending on season and time ma%ing it somewhat magical.

(hese magical la%es are the reason enough to scale 3ount =elimutu for. (he highest pea% here is

3ount =elibara at 171&m. 3ount =elimutu is situated in =elimutu Cational !ar% in 5entral

*lores of Indonesia.

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i%e 2olcano 3ountain =elimutu, *lores

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Bonus mountain as technically this is the hardest to scale and probably not e$eryone can do this

as a mountain to hi%e, it is still notable as it is the highest pea% in Indonesia.

*uncak Jaa 2!artens3 *ramid4

(his is one of the world's se$en ultimate summit and the only mountain in Indonesia which has aglacier top. !unca% aya or !artens3 *ramid is the highest point in $etween Himalaas and'ndes, crowning it the highest island peak in the world. It lies in /orentD Cational !ar%  in

!apua, Indonesia. (he climb up this mountain is highly technical and tough, therefore it is wellad$ised to get a guide and prepare yourself thoroughly for it. 5on4uering this mountain is part of 

the pea%9bagging list of -e$en -ummits of the world.

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!unca% aya E 5artensD !yramid 2olcano 3ountain in !apua