Facts
| Elevation: | 2,507 m (8,225 ft) | Prominence: | 1,063 m |
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| Ribu category: |  Tinggi Sedang |
Province: | Jambi |
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 Gunung Nilo and Gunung Sumbing Sumatera as seen from the first top of Masurai (Arfansah, February 2010)
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Mount Sumbing (not to be confused with the peak of the same name in Central Java) is best approached from Tanjung Kasri (reachable by road from Jambi city). There are several craters near the summit. It has not erupted since 1921. There are hot springs on the southwest of the mountain.
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Origins and Meaning
Mount Hare-lip. See also Java’s Gunung Sumbing which is also named after the cleft in the crater walls.
Get to both Gunung Sumbing and the neighbouring peak of Gunung Nilo (almost as high) from Bangko (four hours from Jambi city)and then a rough (very) rough road on…Nilo Dingin or Sungai Lalang villages are the easiest startig points for both Gunung Masurai and Gunung Nilo. Between Gunung Nilo and Gunung Sumbing is a high altitude peat swamp area (Danau Kebut). Tickets to enter Kerinci Seblat National Park (both mountains are within the park) from National Park offices at Bangko on the main highway at Simpang Tengkorak (Skull crossroads).