Bukit Jempol is one of the best-known landmarks in Sumatra due to its steep and impressive summit cliffs and its location close to the town of Lahat. It is so well known and striking, in fact, that it has at least three names: Bukit Jempol (‘thumb hill’), Bukit Telunjuk (‘index finger hill’), and Bukit Serelo. The trek to the base of the summit cliffs is fairly easy and it makes a pleasant half-day hike.
Gamkonora is the highest peak of Halmahera. Its largest historical eruption, in 1673, was accompanied by tsunamis that inundated villages. It is a spectacular mountain with an extraordinary crater and towering walls on each side, open ridges below the summit, and fantastic views along the west coast of Halmahera with its many off-shore islands, north to neighbouring Gunung Ibu, north-east to Gunung Dukono behind Tobelo in the far distance and south to Gunungs Gamalama, Kiematubu and Makian. .
Facts Photos Bagging It! This volcano is supposedly the most active in Indonesia. It is the highest point of Siau island in the Sangihe Islands group off the north coast of mainland Sulawesi. It has five summit craters and a north peak and a slightly higher south peak. Trying to climb to the top is
Facts Photos Bagging It! Although this peak is a lowly 439m high and the hike itself takes just 3 hours in total, it is a worthwhile excursion for people living in Batam and Singapore. In clear weather you can see the tip of the Malaysian peninsula and the city of Singapore from the tower at
Facts Elevation: 1,490 m (4,888 ft) Prominence: 1,434 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! The un-named highest point in the mountain range east of Fak Fak. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources: Unknown Local Average Monthly Rainfall (mm):
Facts Elevation: 1,750 m (5,741 ft) Prominence: 1,127 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku (Moluccas) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Batabual, Batakbuol, Waloolon Bagging It! The mountain is mentioned several times in the memoirs by Pramoedya Ananta Toer, perhaps Indonesia’s finest author. He was imprisoned on Buru island, without trial, from 1965 to
Facts Elevation: 1,663 m (5,456 ft) Prominence: 1,326 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Labelled ‘Bukit Gnowo’ on some maps Bagging It! We currently know very little about this peak – please contact us if you can provide any information. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation:
Facts Elevation: 2,726 m (8,944 ft) Prominence: 1,106 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Oranfebi Bagging It! We currently know very little about this peak – please contact us if you can provide any information. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources:
Facts Elevation: 824 m (2,703 ft) Prominence: 824 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Nusa Tenggara Timur Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Photos Bagging It! Gunung Ara is the highest point on Komodo Island, which like neighbouring Rinca Island lies between the larger islands of Sumbawa and Flores and is famously home to the
Gunung Kelam is a huge granite dome near Sintang in central West Kalimantan province famous for its pitcher plants. It was first written about by German botanist Johannes Gottfried Hallier in 1894. Everyone has heard of the mighty Ayers Rock in Australia. But if Gunung Kelam can be considered one huge rock, then West Kalimantan is home to what just might be the largest rock on the planet.