Gunung Lolomatua
Facts Elevation: 886 m (2,907 ft) Prominence: 886 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Island: Nias Coordinates: 0.9225, 97.7103 Rating:
Sumatera Utara
Samosir
Facts Elevation: 1,698 m (5,571 ft) Prominence: 791 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 2.6406, 98.8319 Rating: Photos Bagging It! This peak is the highest point on the volcanic island of Samosir, which lies within the vast Toba caldera complex – a landscape formed 74,000 years ago by the largest volcanic explosion in
Gunung Lubuk Raya
Facts Elevation: 1,880 m (6,168 ft) Prominence: 874 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 1.4777, 99.2107 Rating: Photos Bagging It! “In my area near Padangsidimpuan, North Sumatra, there is a mountain whose name Gunung Raya Lubuk. I have climbed this mountain 4 times since 2007, but never reached the true summit because the
Gunung Sinabung
Gunung Sinabung is a beautiful conical mountain, and due to its close proximity to Medan is one of the most popular hikes in Sumatra. August 29th 2010 saw the first eruption of Sinabung since 1600 which led to thousands of local people being evacuated from their homes. However, as of December 2010, the peak is open for hiking again.
Pusuk Buhit
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
Gunung Sorikmarapi
Facts Elevation: 2,145 m (7,037 ft) Prominence: 744 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 0.6860, 99.5393 Rating: Eruptions: 1879, 1892, 1893, 1917, 1970, 1986 Photos Bagging It! This scenic volcano has 2 crater lakes – the largest of which is called Danau Merah – and is reached from Sibanggor Julu village
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Dolok Gongonan
Facts Elevation: 1,440 m (4,724 ft) Prominence: 1,051 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 1.1529, 99.3301 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69195 Bagging It! This mountain covers a vast area and is very rarely hiked. There are two peaks of around or over 1,400m elevation about 5 kilometres apart. The southern one appears
Gunung Malea
Facts Elevation: 2,199 m (7,215 ft) Prominence: 1,422 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 0.8600, 99.7684 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69087 Bagging It! We currently know very little about this peak – please contact us if you can provide any information. The US Army maps actually lists this as ‘T Sopo Oentjim’
Gunung Sibayak – Gunung Pintau
SIBAYAK (PINTAU)
In terms of effort to enjoyment ratio, Sibayak is easily one of the top volcanoes in Indonesia. Situated above the friendly hill town of Berastagi which is just 2 hours from Medan, the volcano’s crater lies just over an hour’s walk from the nearest road and can therefore be explored by anyone in reasonably good shape.
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Gunung Kulabu
Facts Elevation: 2,173 m (7,129 ft) Prominence: 1,366 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra) Coordinates: 0.4717, 99.8975 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69103 Bagging It! This newly-identified Ribu replaces Sorikmarapi which now (in June 2020) becomes a mere Spesial. Unlike Sorikmarapi, this peak is very obscure and there is very little information to