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.
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.
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
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. This peak was previously listed as Peak 1540 but since 2024 has a new, provisional name. Practicalities Getting there: Unknown Permits: Unknown
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
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.
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.
The steep and impressive Gunung Bongkok lies just to the south of the equally imposing Gunung Parang. They are both of great interest to rock climbers as there are various vertical rock faces on their slopes. This lovely area can easily be explored on a day-trip from Jakarta.
Occasionally people email to ask about the huge massif known as Anjasmoro to the west of Arjuno-Welirang. This is a vast and, for Java, wild range. At the time of writing unless you are on the Wonosalam or Rejosari routes you are unlikely to meet any other hiking groups at all, even on weekends!
Gunung Seminung is one of the most strikingly beautiful mountains in southern Sumatra and is well-known by those who visit Danau Ranau, the lake beneath the mountain and second largest body of water in Sumatra (after Danau Toba in the north).