Mount Batok
Mount Batok is a cinder cone located in East Java, Indonesia. This volcano has an elevation of 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) above sea level, and is located between four regencies: Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Lumajang Regency, and Malang Regency. The location of Mount Batok is west from Mount Bromo. This mountain is one of the inactive volcanoes located within the Tengger caldera. Mount Batok is part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.
| Mount Batok | |
|---|---|
 View of Mount Batok and Bromo crater from Tengger sandsea | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,440 m (8,005 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 340 m (1,115 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Spesial Ribu |
| Coordinates | 7°56′05.2″S 112°56′50.4″E |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Coconut Shell (in Javanese) |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Cinder cone |
Etymology
In Javanese, batok means "coconut shell". The Tenggerese people believe that Mount Batok was formed from a coconut shell which was kicked by Resi Bima, a powerful giant, after failing to fulfill the conditions proposed by Rara Anteng to marry her.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Batok.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park.
References
- "Tengger Caldera". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2010-03-10.
- "Tengger Caldera". www.vsi.esdm.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-03-16.
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