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Rinjani Mount In Lombok


MOUNT RINJANI is the second highest mountain in Indonesia with a height 3.726mdpl. Mount Rinjani in the entrance area of Mount Rinjani National Park, with a garden around 40,000 hectares. Surrounded by forest and shrub area of 76,000 hectares. Mount Rinjani crater has a width of 10 km, there is a crater lake called Segara Anak lake with a depth of approximately 230m. Water that flows from this lake formed waterfalls are beautiful, flowing through a steep ravine. In Segara Anak Lake there are lots of fish, so often used for fishing. With the water turn color, the lake is like a sea of children, as it is called "Segara Anak."

Segara Anak Lake saves a variety of mystery and power gain that is why people feel like to live long in this place. Confidence the public when the Segara Anak Lake seen indicates that the wide age people who still long to see it. Conversely, if the marks appear to narrow the age is short, it must do to clean itself must mean spirited calm, revive the spirit of life, the lake view back it up.

Each year the traditional ceremony was held on the lake by both communities that are Hindu or Islamic. Hindu community twice a year holds religious ceremony in this lake. Islamic society several times a year. There is a waterfall of white Kokok and hot water is also often visited by people for the purpose of treatment.

The Way that usual path of the climber is a Sembalun Lawang that longest and Senaru that shorter but more sheer. Senaru village located in the area of West Lombok, around 80 km from the city of Mataram, is located on the north slope Rinjani. There is also a waterfall that is very interesting, that is Sinanggile. In the village there is Rinjani Trek Center office located at an altitude of 601 mdpl.

At an altitude of 1000 - 2000 meters many Dysoxylum sp, pterospermum, and Ficus superba. But at an altitude of 2000 - 3000 meters many Casuarina junghuhniana. On the 3000 meters above the plants will be poor, just grass and edelweiss (Anaphalis javanica). Among the 109 bird species recorded on Mount Rinjani, there are several types of birds in Australia. There is a monkey that came from silver Bali, deer, and porcupine. In Pelawangan Sembalun there long tails monkey that like a climber of the tent as possible, they are very clever to open the tent to take the food, so do not ever leave the camp without guards, in addition to the primates are very strong and brave.

7 comments for "Rinjani Mount In Lombok"

  1. I like more Mount Everest :)The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in Asia, is located on the border between Sagarmatha Zone, Nepal, and Tibet, China.

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  2. This is the first time I am hearing about mount Rinjani,I think Himalaya is much greater than mount Rinjani.I read a n article recently about the the tourist places in Indonesia.If the visitors came to know about the tourist destinations then Indonesia will be one of the main tourist destinations.

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  3. I went to bali a few years back but will definitly check out lombok next time purely for this mountain.

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  4. This is an excellent post.It gives clear picture about Mount Rinjani,the second largest mountain in Indonesia.

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  5. Very descriptive post about Mount Rinjani, it gives very bright & beautiful picture of it. I like your post & after read this post I wish to go there now.
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  6. Hey, great post, very well written. You should blog more about this. I'll definitely be subscribing.
    Cheers;

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  7. Mount Rinjani is the same popular tourism object with Mount Bromo Trekkinghuge trekkers enjoy the beautiful lake Mount Rijani as well, really amazing Buddy.

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