Facts
- Elevation: 3,085 m (10,121 ft)
- Prominence: 1,811 m
- Ribu category:
Sangat Tinggi - Province:
Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam - Coordinates: 4.2517, 97.4205
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Loading... - Other names: Previously listed as Bukit Mugajah
- World Ribus ID: 69044
Bagging It!
This mountain was reached in 2018 by Metalik hiking community. It took an astounding 27 days!
Practicalities
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- Getting there: It takes roughly 12 hours to reach the starting point from Medan by private car.
- Accommodation: In view of the long journey it is a good idea to stop on the way from Medan.
- Permits: Likely to be time consuming!
- Water sources: Available in various places – your porters/guides will advise how much bottled water you will need to bring.
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Location
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Origins and Meaning
Bukit Mugajah means ‘mountain of elephants’ in Acehnese. (Thanks to Mark Durie, 2011). Presumably the mountain is, or was, home to a large number of elephants. ‘Kurik’ means ‘chicken’ in the Gayo language.
There are a few rivers on the trek to gunung Mugajah.
There are quite a few accommodations in Blangkejeren so no worries there.
The trek to gunung Mugajah (aka gunung Kurik) starts in desa Uring (kecamatan Pining), approx. 2 hour drive from Blangkejeren.The trek takes approx. 14 days in total. Its a challenging but yet rewarding trek. If you can not make the ascent to gunung Mugajah, you can hike to gunung Lembu instead. Gunung Lembu is about 3000 m high too.