Facts Elevation: 1,875 m (6,152 ft) Prominence: 955 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sarawak (Malaysia) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! Bukit Pagon (‘Pagon Hill’) is moderately famous for being the highest mountain in the small country of Brunei. In recent years it has been climbed on several occasions, always from the […]
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Ili Werung
ILI WERUNG
Ili Werung volcano forms the end of one of Lembata’s main southern peninsulas and is comprised of several peaks with different names. The caldera itself is known as the Lerek caldera although another name is used for this range – Adowajo. This also appears to refer to the range as a whole and is an ancient name. Ili Werung itself is an impressive lava dome and crater which is thought to have been formed and growing since 1870.
Dukono
GUNUNG DUKONO
Gunung Dukono is the northern-most volcano in the chain of volcanoes along the western side of Halmahera – from the south, Jailolo, Uno-Ranu, Gamkonora, Ibu, Dukono – and one of the most persistently active in Indonesia. Since 1933, the mountain has been erupting almost continuously.
Sempana
GUNUNG SEMPANA
Given their close proximity to the huge Gunung Rinjani, the grassy mountains to the east of Sembalun are easy to overlook. However, these pleasant ridges provide some outstanding views to both Rinjani and eastwards to the ocean and the island of Sumbawa and are well worth a hike in their own right.
Wurlali
Pulau Damar (pronounced locally as “Damer”) is part of the Maluku Barat Daya (“MBD”) archipelago, often referred to as the “forgotten islands” of Indonesia. Damar is a seriously beautiful island dominated by the active volcano Wurlali, whose multiple peaks, dotted with fumaroles and streaked with yellow sulphur, rise above a green blanket of seemingly impenetrable jungle.
Bukit Raya
Facts Elevation: 1,200 m (3,937 ft) Prominence: 997 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Kalimantan Barat (West Kalimantan) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! This is not the famous Bukit Raya that is the highest point in Kalimantan but rather a smaller and more obscure peak of the same name. It is a […]
Pt.1540m, Papua Barat
Facts Elevation: 1,540 m (5,052 ft) Prominence: 995 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Bagging It! This remote peak is a borderline Ribu. We have not found a local name for it so far! Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources: Unknown Local Average […]
Wagura
Facts Elevation: 1,180 m (3,871 ft) Prominence: 999 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Papua Barat (West Papua) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Waguraberg Bagging It! This remote peak is a borderline Ribu. It is part of the Cagar Alam Wagura Kote (nature reserve). Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Permits: Unknown Water sources: Unknown Local Average […]
Siel
Facts Elevation: 2,070 m (6,791 ft) Prominence: 997 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Maluku (Moluccas) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Bagging It! This obscure peak in the centre of Buru island is a borderline Ribu. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Accommodation: Unknown Permits: Unknown – take a photocopy of your passport photo page just incase. […]
Mbeliling
MBELILING
Gunung Mbeliling is the westernmost significant mountain on the island of Flores. Probably because of its proximity to Labuan Bajo – where many tourists stay before or after visiting Komodo island – a Mbeliling hike has in recent years become part of the ecotourism options available to visitors to West Flores and has featured prominently in tourism literature for the area.
