Facts Elevation: 1,875 m (6,152 ft) Prominence: 955 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Sarawak Division: Bahagian Limbang Coordinates: 4.2932, 115.3223 Rating: 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 Malaysian (Sarawak) side […]
Gunung Gawalise is Palu’s iconic mountain and gives its name to a local sports stadium. Given that it is only about 20 minutes from a major airport with direct flights to Jakarta, you would expect that Gawalise must be one of Indonesia’s most accessible mountains. The views over Palu valley, bay and city are magnificent from its slopes, but considerable access issues remain at the foot of the mountain.
Facts Elevation: 995 m (3,264 ft) Prominence: 995 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Timor-Leste (East Timor) Island: Atauro Coordinates: -8.2700, 125.5758 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69225 Photos Bagging It! Gunung Manucoco (995 m), sometimes spelt ‘Manukoko’ (probably the Indonesian spelling), is the highest point on the island of Atauro (pronounced ‘ata-uro’) and located on its southern-most corner.
Batu Daya is one of the most iconic mountains in Indonesia but very few people know of its existence. Along with Gunung Kelam (also in West Kalimantan), Puruk Sandukui (Central Kalimantan) and the huge Merabu karst region in East Kalimantan it is an area which is bound to become a major natural tourist attraction in the next couple of decades, particularly if the Indonesian capital is relocated to Kalimantan and local infrastructure improves.
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
Manado Tua is an inactive volcanic cone island off the west coast of North Sulawesi, close to the capital Manado. There is a good path to the top and the summit offers great views over the other islands and Manado Bay. In good weather you can see the smoking cone of Gunung Soputan almost 60 kilometres away. But be careful you don’t fall into the huge hole at the summit which was made recently by local people looking for buried treasure!
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.
Gunung Raya is the highest peak of Langkawi island and is one of the most north-westerly mountains of the lands where mountains are called ‘gunung’. Despite its name meaning ‘great’ or ‘big’, it is not be the most impressive peak nor the most interesting trek, but there are some decent views and it makes a very pleasant half-day out on what is a lovely island.
Facts Elevation: 748 m (2,454 ft) Prominence: 748 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Nusa Tenggara Timur Island: Komba Coordinates: -7.7907, 123.5852 Rating: Eruptions: 1852, 2006-2014 Photos Bagging It! The remote Komba island consists of an active volcano, Batu Tara, whose first known eruption was in 1852. In November 2010, I sailed on a Bugis prahu (schooner) in
Facts Elevation: 735 m (2,411 ft) Prominence: 735 m Peak category: Spesial Province: Nusa Tenggara Timur Island: Rinca Coordinates: -8.7650, 119.6816 Rating: Photos Bagging It! Doro Ora is the highest point of Rinca island (pronounced ‘Rintja’) – one of the two large islands in Komodo National Park. Closer than Komodo to the port town of Labuan Bajo
