Mount Gede

Coordinates: 6°47′S 106°59′E / 6.78°S 106.98°E / -6.78; 106.98
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Mount Gede
Mount Gede's southern side is seen from Sukabumi Regency. The smaller peak on the left is Mount Pangrango
Highest point
Elevation3,026 m (9,928 ft)[1]
Prominence2,958 m (9,705 ft)
ListingList of volcanoes in Indonesia
Coordinates6°47′S 106°59′E / 6.78°S 106.98°E / -6.78; 106.98[1]
Geography
Mount Gede is located in Java
Mount Gede
Mount Gede
Mount Gede is located in Indonesia
Mount Gede
Mount Gede
Mount Gede (Indonesia)
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruptionMarch 1957[1]
Climbing
First ascent1815 by Raffles
Easiest routeGunung Putri

Mount Gede or Gunung Gede (Big Mountain in Sundanese) is a stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. The volcano contains two peaks with Mount Gede as one peak and Mount Pangrango for the other one. Three major cities, Cianjur, Sukabumi, and Bogor, are located in the volcano complex at the east, south, and northwest, respectively, along with suburban growth. Seven craters are located in the complex: Baru, Gumuruh (2,927 m), Lanang (2,800 m), Kawah Leutik, Ratu (2,800 m), Sela (2,709 m) and Wadon (2,600 m). Historical volcanic activity has been recorded since the 16th century.[1] With the amalgamation and growth of Greater Jakarta with those 3 cities, dense suburban growth has engulfed the fringes of the volcano, home to roughly 4 million people. Though not listed as one of the Decade Volcanoes or thought to produce large eruptions, the huge populations nearby give a potential for severe destruction if indeed a large eruption did occur.

Relief Map

See also[edit]

Media related to Mount Gede at Wikimedia Commons

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Gede-Pangrango". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.