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Bon Irau

Facts Elevation: 2,500 m (8,202 ft) Prominence: 1,900 m Ribu category:  Tinggi Sedang Region:  Papua Barat (West Papua) Coordinates: -0.6617, 132.8892 Rating: World Ribus ID: 80016 Bagging It! We currently know very little about this peak – please contact us if you can provide any information. It’s the highest peak in the Tamrau mountains.

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Pegunungan Pompangeo – Puncak Tenamatua

Facts Elevation: 2,575 m (8,448 ft) Prominence: 1,868 m Ribu category:  Tinggi Sedang Province:  Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Coordinates: -1.6836, 120.9986 Rating: Other names: Pompange World Ribus ID: 69040 Photos Bagging It! According to a botanist who hiked Pompangeo in 2013, it is definitely baggable and is even a rather ‘dull’ hike, relatively speaking. The road up

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Mount Ophir / Gunung Ledang

OPHIR / LEDANG

Mount Ophir – also known as Gunung Ledang – is the highest peak in Johor and the only Ribu on the Malay Peninsula south of Kuala Lumpur. It is rather popular with Singaporean hikers who visit over the weekend or even do a very long day-trip from Singapore. It is located in the Gunung Ledang National Park which is near the town of Tangkak and less than one hour from Melaka.

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Gunung Rakutak

Rakutak is one of the lesser-known mountains in the Bandung area yet it offers excellent views across the region and is one of the nicest ridge walks in Java. It can easily be done as a day trip from Bandung, requiring just over 3 hours to ascend and 2 hours to descend. Our guide told us an interesting story about how, towards the end of the colonial era, local republicans climbed up Rakutak to escape from Dutch troops who then shelled it in an attempt to kill them.

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Gunung Sawal – Karantenan

Facts Elevation: 1,764 m (5,787 ft) Prominence: 1,041 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Province:  Jawa Barat (West Java) Coordinates: -7.1892, 108.2717 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69199 Photos Bagging It! Gunung Sawal is a large mountain range of modest height at least as popular with wildlife researchers and pilgrims as with ordinary hikers. There is a population of

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Gunung Lewotobi

This spectacular volcano is a ‘husband and wife couple’ comprised of Lewotobi Perempuan (‘female’, 1703 metres) and Lewotobi Laki-laki (‘male’, 1584 metres). The peaks are often active – most eruptions have been from the Laki-laki vent, most recently in 2003, but seismic activity and minor volcanic emissions are common from both.

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