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Mt. RINJANI
TREKKING INFORMATION
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mount Rinjani volcano
trekking by detail
information below :
Lombok Trekking is most popular called by Rinjani Trekking. And
many people from over the world have been try to climb and
trekking to Rinjani mountain Lombok island, and more then 10.000
people every years come to Lombok for enjoy of amazing view from
the summit of Mt. Rinjani 3726 m. The Rinjani mountain is the
second highest peak active volcano in Indonesia and absolutely a
challenging mountain walk and you must be prepared with good
equipment, warm and windproof clothing if you want to make
adventure trekking to the summit of Rinjani mountain 3726 m.
Trekking to Rinjani mountain Lombok Indonesia can attract severe
storms, lightening and strong winds. When the weather is settled,
the sun is intense and the nights frosty. Parts of the trail are
steep and slippery.
Beware of bad weather and risks of exposure to the wet and cold
(hypothermia). If caught in an electrical storm, take shelter and
avoid prominent ridges. Beware of snakes, and stinging insects and
plants. Leeches can be a nuisance in the wet season.
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Geography |
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Elevation |
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3,726 metres
(12,224 feet) |
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Location |
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Lombok,
Indonesia |
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Prominence |
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3,726 m
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Coordinates |
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8°25'S,
116°28'E |
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Type |
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Stratovolcano
(active) |
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Eruption |
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2004 |
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Mount Rinjani or Gunung Rinjani is an active volcano in Indonesia
on the island of Lombok. It rises to 3,726 m (12,224 ft), making
it the second highest volcano in Indonesia. The first historical
eruption occurred in September of 1847. The most recent eruption
of Mount Rinjani was on 1 October 2004. The volcano and
spectacular Segara Anak crater lake, are protected by a national
park established in 1997. The 6 km by 8.5 km oval-shaped caldera
is filled partially by a lake known as Segara Anak (approximately
2000m above sea level and estimated at being between 200m and 300m
deep); the caldera also contains hot springs. The eruptions of
1994, 1995, and 1996 have formed a small cone, Gunung Baru (or
Mountain New - approximately 2300m above sea level) in the center
of the caldera and lava flows from these eruptions have entered
the lake. The highlands are forest clad and mostly underdeveloped.
The lowlands are highly cultivated. Rice, soybeans, coffee,
tobacco, cotton, cinnamon, and vanilla are the major crops grown
in the fertile soils of the island. Tourism is also increasingly
popular with trekkers able to visit the rim, make their way into
the caldera or even to make the more arduous climb to the highest
point, fatalities, however, are not uncommon.
Erupted History
The June 1994 eruption. At 02:00 on June 3rd, 1994, Barujari cone
began erupting by sending an ash plume 500 m high. On June 8th,
press report described emission of "smoldering lava" and "thick
smoke", as well as ash falling nearby villages from an ash cloud
rising 1,500 m above the summit. Between 3rd and 10th of June, up
to 172 explosions could be heard each day from the Sembalun Lawang
volcano observatory (15 km NE). During this period, seismic data
indicated a dramatic increase in the number of explosions per day,
from 68 to 18,720. Eruptions were continuous at least through 19th
of June, with maximum ash plume heights of 2,000 m on 9th to 11th.
The ash plume generally drifted SE, depositing up to 30 mm of ash
on the island. Strombolian eruptions ejected pyroclastic material
> 2m in size as high as 600 m above the vent; this material fell
in a restricted proximal area around the cone and in the lake.
Lava flows began on 8th of June and partially covered previous
lava flows from Rombongan (in 1944) and Barujari (in 1966).
A series of aircraft warnings based on pilot reports and weather
satellite images indicated much larger plumes than suggested by
the ground observations. First an eruption at about 12:00 on June
7th produced a long plume that caused a large number of aviation
warnings. The plume, located on satellite imagery, extended 120 km
S of Rinjani and was beginning to disperse by 15:30. A pilot
report at 16:45 indicated a "smoke" plume to 13,500 m altitude
moving ESE, but by 23:45 the plume was in distinguish- able on
satellite imagery. The imagery showed a plume around 06:33 on the
8th of June, which extended at least 83 km SE of the volcano.
Aircraft were advised to avoid this area to an altitude of 10,500
m asl.
WHAT YOU
MIGHT SEE IN RINJANI NATIONAL PARK
Over 20 villages surround Mt. Rinjani and there are many routes up
the mountain, but the main access is from Senaru in the north and
Sembalun Lawang to the east.
Gunung Rinjani national park lies within the major transition zone
(Wallace) where the flora and fauna of south East Asia makes a
dramatic transition into that which is typical of Australia. The
park has a rich variety of plants and animals, although they can
be hard to spot due to the terrain and rainforest cover.
Sometimes seen early in the morning is the morning is the rare
black Ebony leaf monkey, know locally as lutung. The long tailed
gray macaque of kera is common in Lombok and order males are seen
on the crater rim. Rusa deer are forest dwellers and are
occasionally seen a long the Rinjani trek train.
The smaller barking deer or kijang has an alarm call with a
distinct dog - like bark. Look for the disturbed ground where the
wild pig or babi hutan has been foraging. Also found in the forest
is the leopard cat or bodok alas, palm civet or ujat and porcupine
or landak.
A variety of colorful birds live in the forest of the park.
Perhaps the best – know icon of the park is the crested cockatoo
that is not found any further west of Lombok. Many of the
forest-dwelling animals, insects, birds, civets, and monkeys owe
their survival to the wild fig tree or beringin as a provider of
food and shelter.
The pine-like casuarinas species, Cemara, are a feature of the
grassy higher slopes. Orchids or anggrek are also a feature of the
grassland areas, as is edelweiss or bunga abadi growing above the
tree line, it is a beautiful icon of the park and one of the park
and one of our best-know sub-alvine plants.
The following stories are a selection taken from a booklet for
village guides containing a collection of traditional stories that
have been related for generations by the people of Dusun Senaru. |
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