Mount Guntur
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Mount Guntur | |
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Elevation: | 2249 metres (7,379 feet) |
Coordinates: | |
Location: | West Java, Indonesia |
Type: | Complex volcano |
First ascent: | ??? |
Easiest route: | ??? |
Last eruption: | 1847 |
Mount Guntur or Gunung Guntur is an active stratovolcano in western Java. It is part of a complex of several overlapping stratovolcanoes about 10 km NW of the city of Garut. The last eruption was in 1847. Mount Guntur rises about 1500 meters above the plain of Garut. It produced frequent explosive eruptions in the 19th century, making it one of the most active volcanoes of western Java. Since then it has not erupted. The name Guntur means "thunder" in Indonesian.