Facts Elevation: 2,064 m (6,772 ft) Prominence: 425 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Jawa Barat (West Java) Coordinates: -6.7742, 107.5557 Rating: Photos Bagging It! Burangrang is the westernmost of the 2000-metre high peaks north of Bandung. Along with Tangkuban Parahu and Bukittunggul it is the remnants of the ancient Mount Sunda. Burangrang makes an excellent ridge walk […]
Facts Elevation: 1,031 m (3,383 ft) Prominence: 1,031 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Island: Peleng Coordinates: -1.3650, 122.9600 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69205 Bagging It! Tombia is the highest point on the island of Peleng and is the smallest Ribu! Peleng is the largest of the Banggai islands. The Bakosurtanal map includes
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Facts Elevation: 1,982 m (6,503 ft) Prominence: 810 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 2.6011, 98.6547 Rating: Photos Bagging It! This lovely mountain is located near Pangururan just to the west of Samosir island and Lake Toba. It is best known for the (very) hot springs (Aek Rangat) that are located on its
Pulau Damar (pronounced locally as “Damer”) is part of the Maluku Barat Daya (“MBD”) archipelago, often referred to as the “forgotten islands” of Indonesia. Damar is a seriously beautiful island dominated by the active volcano Wurlali, whose multiple peaks, dotted with fumaroles and streaked with yellow sulphur, rise above a green blanket of seemingly impenetrable jungle.
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Facts Elevation: 1,412 m (4,633 ft) Prominence: 1,412 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku (Moluccas) Island: Wetar Coordinates: -7.6842, 126.5133 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69090 Bagging It! Lalaitu is the highest point on the island of Wetar which is the largest of the remote Barat Daya islands. The Bakosurtanal map does not name this peak but
Facts Elevation: 1,063 m (3,488 ft) Prominence: 1,063 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Island: Butung Coordinates: -4.4866, 122.9699 Rating: Other names: Kabawo Wani World Ribus ID: 69189 Bagging It! This is the highest point on the island of Buton/Butung and may be best known as Kabawo Wani. Published elevations of 1,190m seem
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The island of Tidore consists mostly of this now dormant volcano and many people still refer to it as Mount Tidore or Gunung Tidore. Kiematubu is featured on the Rp 1000 bank note and is a beautiful symmetrical cone shape especially when seen from Ternate island. Interestingly, it is slightly higher than Ternate’s legendary Gamalama volcano yet easier to climb due to the higher trailhead.
Facts Elevation: 1,415 m (4,642 ft) Prominence: 1,415 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) Coordinates: -1.7939, 124.7247 Rating: Other names: ‘Bapeng Godo’ on some maps World Ribus ID: 69089 Bagging It! This Ribu is the highest point on the large island of Taliabu and the summit appears to be called Lida Godo. The
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Facts Photos Bagging It! Bukit Timah may only be 164 metres high, but it’s Singapore’s national highpoint. The name translates in English as ‘tin-bearing hill’ although it was apparently known originally as Bukit Temak, or ‘hill of the Temak trees’. Bukit Timah was the site of a battle in February 1942 between Japanese and Allied
Facts Elevation: 1,611 m (5,285 ft) Prominence: 1,611 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) Coordinates: -1.5381, 127.6687 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69068 Photos Bagging It! The highest point of the island of Obi – although it surely has a separate name of its own. The island lies to the south of the larger
