This mountain gives its name to the Gunung Palung National Park and is home to an important biological research station, which is a base for study of the flora and fauna of this fantastic lowland primary rainforest. The highest point is not Gunung Palung, but is the neighbouring summit of Gunung Ponti that based on local folklore is named after a female vampire.
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Gunung Sidole is the highest point of a long mountain range which stretches northwards from the city of Palu. These hills are densely-forested ridges with a remote atmosphere, yet this is the narrowest part of the island of Sulawesi, with less than 30 kilometres from west coast to east coast. Views to both coasts can be enjoyed from the summit of Gunung Sidole, and the trail is becoming increasingly popular.
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Facts Elevation: 1,571 m (5,154 ft) Prominence: 1,334 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Terengganu Range: Banjaran Pantai Timur Coordinates: 4.7305, 102.8514 Rating: Other names: Previously listed temporarily as Chemerong Peak World Ribus ID: 68570 Bagging It! Very little is known about this peak and the temporary name reflects that. The closest peak
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Facts Elevation: 1,340 m (4,396 ft) Prominence: 1,340 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi) Island: Sangihe Besar Coordinates: 3.6883, 125.4477 Rating: Eruptions: 1646, 1711, 1812, 1856, 1875, 1883, 1885, 1892-93, 1913, 1921-22, 1930-31, 1966, 1968, 1992, 2004 World Ribus ID: 69109 Photos Bagging It! Mount Awu is a volcano which dominates the northern
Facts Elevation: 1,809 m (5,935 ft) Prominence: 1,425 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Utara (North Sulawesi) Coordinates: 1.1125, 124.7350 Rating: Eruptions: 1785, 1819, 1845, 1890, 1901, 1906-13, 1915, 1917, 1923-24, 1947, 1953, 1966-68, 1970-71, 1973, 1982, 1984-85, 1989, 1991-96, 2000-08, 2011-12, 2018 World Ribus ID: 69086 Photos Bagging It! Soputan is an active volcanic system
Facts Elevation: 1,030 m (3,379 ft) Prominence: 1,005 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Maluku Utara (North Moluccas) Island: Halmahera Coordinates: 1.0804, 127.4393 Rating: Other names: Bobanehene / Bobanehena World Ribus ID: 69218 Photos Bagging It! The Jailolo volcanic complex forms a peninsula west of Jailolo Bay on the south-western coast of Halmahera Island. Jailolo stratovolcano at
This forested peak is the most noticeable mountain near Banda Aceh. It has a large caldera on the southern slopes, known as Lam Teuba, but it has not erupted since 1839. The hike can be done in one long day although there are several places suitable for camping. The lower slopes of the mountain are full of monkeys and squirrels and apparently the forest is home to lots of white and purple orchids.
Facts Elevation: 1,540 m (5,052 ft) Prominence: 1,319 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province: Sulawesi Tengah (Central Sulawesi) Coordinates: -0.6809, 123.1112 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69113 Photos Bagging It! Gunung Tompotika is the highest mountain in the Tompotika Peninsula – a remote part of Central Sulawesi. It gives its name to the Luwuk-based Universitas Tompotika (UNTIKA) and
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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. .
Gunung Besar is the highest peak in the Meratus mountain range and the highest peak in South Kalimantan. Being relatively close to Banjarmasin, it is also one of Kalimantan’s most accessible Ribus. Even better, it is quite unlike most other jungle-clad peaks in Borneo because the summit actually offers fabulous views over the surrounding forests.
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