Mount Pangrango is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Sunda Arc of West Java, Indonesia.[1] The mountain is formed by a subduction zone on the southern coast of Java as part of the Sunda Plate facing the Australian Plate which contains the Indian Ocean. It is located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
| Mount Pangrango | |
|---|---|
 Mount Pangrango viewed from the peak of Mount Gede | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,019 m (9,905 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,426 m (7,959 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 6°46′38″S 106°58′52″E / 6.7773°S 106.9810°E |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1815 by Raffles |
| Easiest route | Cibodas |
It has a height of 3,019 m (9,905 ft).[2] Its peak is called Mandalawangi.[3] The mountain is located northwest of Mount Gede in the vicinity of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park.
Name
editThe origin of the name Pangrango is speculated to be from two ancient Sundanese words pang and rango which means "That which huffs and puffs", referring to the past volcanic activity of this mountain.[4]
Geography
editThe Mandalawangi peak of the mountain is a tripoint where the borders of Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi Regencies meet. It is the second-highest mountain in West Java after Mount Cereme. Mount Pangrango ranked 26th of the Ribus of Indonesia[2] with a topographic prominence of 2,426 m (7,959 ft). The mountain is seen from Bogor and Sukabumi, while it is slightly obscured by the neighboring Mount Gede if seen from Cianjur. On a very clear day, it can be seen from Jakarta.[citation needed]
Hydrology
editMount Pangrango serves as the headwater area for four river basins that surround it, and all four of them converge around the mountain's peak. Three of these basins, namely the Cisadane River Basin, Ciliwung River Basin, and Citarum River Basin, flow northward towards Java, while the last one, the Cimandiri River Basin, flows southward towards Java.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Pangrango". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b c "The Ribus - Indonesia Peaks with 1000 meters of Prominence". Peakbagger. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ Backshall, Stephen (26 May 2003). The Rough Guide to Indonesia (2nd ed.). Rough Guides. p. 153. ISBN 978-1858289915.
- ^ "Gunung Pangrango". Gunung Bagging.
- ^ "Peta Interaktif". WebGIS MenLHK (in Indonesian).