MOUNT RINJANI

Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with a height of 3726 m above sea level and lies in cross 8 º 25 'LS and 116 º 28' BT is a favorite mountain for climbers in Indonesia cause this mountain have a beautiful scenery. This mountain is part of the Mount Rinjani National Park which has an area of about 41,330 ha and this will be proposed the addition to be 76 000 ha to the west and east.

Administratively, the mountain is located in the territory of three districts: East Lombok, Central Lombok and West Lombok.

In the west cone Rinjani there is a caldera with an area of ​​approximately 3500 m × 4800 m, extends west to the east you. In this caldera There was Segara Anak (segara = sea, lake) area of ​​11 million sq m with a depth of 230 m. The water that flows from this lake formed a very beautiful waterfall, flowing through a steep ravine. In Segara Anak there are many carp and tilapia so often used for fishing. The southern part of this lake called Segara Endut.

On the east side of the caldera there is a Baru Mountain (or Mount Barujari) which has a crater measuring 170m × 200 m with a height of 2296-2376 m above sea level. In addition to Mount Barujari there are other craters has erupted, called Mount Rombongan.