Mount Sumbing

Mount Sumbing or Gunung Sumbing is an active stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia that is symmetrical like its neighbour, Mount Sindoro. The only report of historical eruptions is from 1730. It has created a small phreatic crater at the summit.[1]

For the same volcano name on Sumatra island, Indonesia, see Mount Sumbing (Sumatra).
Mount Sumbing
Mount Sumbing seen from Borobudur temple park
Highest point
Elevation3,371 m (11,060 ft)[1]
Prominence2,577 m (8,455 ft)[2]
ListingUltra
Ribu
Coordinates7°23′06″S 110°04′21″E[2]
Geography
Mount Sumbing is located in Java
Mount Sumbing
Mount Sumbing
Parent rangeSunda Arc
Geology
Age of rock701.000 Years
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Last eruption1730 (?)
Climbing
Normal routeGarung
Mts Sundoro and Sumbing from ISS, 2021
  • Mount Sundoro (left), Mount Sumbing (right)
    Mount Sundoro (left), Mount Sumbing (right)
  • Mount Sumbing (left) and Mount Sindoro (Sundoro) (right) seen from the sky by plane.
    Mount Sumbing (left) and Mount Sindoro (Sundoro) (right) seen from the sky by plane.
  • The silhouette of Mount Sumbing from Bondowoso, Temanggung
    The silhouette of Mount Sumbing from Bondowoso, Temanggung

See also

References
  1. "Sumbing". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
  2. "Indonesian high-prominence peaks". The prominence value here is based on a calculation using an elevation figure of 3,320 m. Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-05-02.
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