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Gunung Kelud

KELUD

This mountain is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia. A large eruption in 1919 killed approximately 5,000 people and a more recent eruption in 2007-8 resulted in the crater’s pleasant blue lake being replaced with a vast lava dome. In February 2014, a huge eruption occurred two days after local people reported animals fleeing from the surrounding forests. By 2015 or so, the lake had returned, but who knows how long it will be before the next lava dome emerges to displace it once more?

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Gunung Bromo – Gunung Penanjakan

BROMO (Pananjakan)

Bromo is probably the most popular volcano attraction in Indonesia. Situated in the middle of the “Sea of Sand” (lautan pasir), the ancient crater of the Tengger caldera, Bromo itself is only 2,329 metres high. The perfect ridged cone of Gunung Batok next to Bromo stands taller at 2,470m and the surrounding crater rim is higher in many places, with the highest peak being Gunung Pananjakan.

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Khao Luang

Facts Elevation: 1,244 m (4,081 ft) Prominence: 1,117 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 16.8700, 99.6633 Rating: Other names: ยอดเขาหลวง World Ribus ID: 68644 Bagging It! Part of Ramkhamhaeng National Park, there is a trail up from the east near Hin Rang waterfall (200m). There are a couple of viewpoints on the steep trail

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Doi Soi Malai

Facts Elevation: 1,629 m (5,344 ft) Prominence: 1,176 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 17.1508, 98.8450 Rating: Other names: ดอยสอยมาลัย World Ribus ID: 68623 Bagging It! Hiked from the south-west at the office at the highpoint of the road. The trail appears to lead via a camping area at around 1,400m and 4WDs look

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Doi Phu Miang

Facts Elevation: 1,656 m (5,433 ft) Prominence: 1,059 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 17.5583, 100.7467 Rating: Other names: ดอยภูเมี่ยง World Ribus ID: 68684 Bagging It! Unknown at present. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown at present. Permits: Unknown at present. Water sources: Unknown at present. Local Average Monthly Rainfall (in Chiang Mai) Location   Click

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Doi Luang

Facts Elevation: 1,694 m (5,558 ft) Prominence: 1,117 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 19.1333, 99.7592 Rating: Other names: ยอดดอยหลวง World Ribus ID: 68645 Bagging It! A steep, grassy and rocky ridge, this range looks well worth exploring. Local hikers tend to visit the lower Doi Nhok (1,537m) around 1km to the north-west. There

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Doi Chom Hot

Facts Elevation: 1,718 m (5,636 ft) Prominence: 1,089 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 19.2817, 99.0925 Rating: Other names: ยอดดอยจอมหด World Ribus ID: 68663 Bagging It! Also known as Yod Doi Chom Hod, this is not a very popular mountain for hikers but has a golden pagoda at the summit and appears to be

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Doi Phu Kha

Facts Elevation: 1,720 m (5,643 ft) Prominence: 1,218 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 18.2700, 100.5033 Rating: Other names: ดอยภูคา World Ribus ID: 68606 Bagging It! Not to be confused with the more famous Doi Phu Ka (1,910m) which gives its name to Thailand’s largest national park about 100km further north-west (south-east of Phou

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Doi Chi

Facts Elevation: 1,752 m (5,748 ft) Prominence: 1,191 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 19.4158, 100.5400 Rating: Other names: ยอดดอยจี๋ World Ribus ID: 68615 Bagging It! Unknown at present. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown at present. Permits: Unknown at present. Water sources: Unknown at present. Local Average Monthly Rainfall (in Chiang Mai) Location   Click

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Phu Man Khao

Facts Elevation: 1,794 m (5,886 ft) Prominence: 1,285 m Ribu category:  Kurang Tinggi Region:  Northern Thailand Coordinates: 16.9067, 101.0867 Rating: Other names: ภูหมันขาว World Ribus ID: 68581 Bagging It! Often known as Phu Thap Boek (ภูทับเบิก) after the tourist area lower down from the summit, Phu Man Khao (ภูหมันขาว) is the true highest peak of the Phetchabun

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