Mount Merapi

Mount Merapi (peak height of 2968 m above sea level, as of 2006) is a volcano in the central part of Java Island and is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Slopes of the south side are in the administrative district of Sleman, Yogyakarta Special Region, and the rest are in the region of Central Java province, namely Magelang district on the west side, Boyolali district in the north and east, and Klaten district in the southeast. The forest area around the peak to be Mount Merapi National Park area since 2004.

The mountain is very dangerous because, according to modern records have eruption (peak activity) every two to five years and is surrounded by very dense settlement. Since the year 1548, this mountain has erupted 68 times as much. Magelang and Yogyakarta City is the nearest big city, is under 30 km from the summit. On the slopes there is still a settlement to a height of 1700 m and only four kilometers from the summit. Because of this importance, Merapi became one of sixteen volcanoes of the world are included in the Decade Volcano Project

Mount Merapi is the youngest mountain in the volcanic chain that leads to the south of Mount Ungaran. The mountain is formed by the subduction zone activity in the Indo-Australian Plate is moving down the Eurasian Plate led to the appearance of volcanic activity along the middle of Java Island. Current peak is not overgrown vegetation because of high volcanic activity. This peak grows in the southwest side of the peak of Mount Batulawang older.
Mount Merapi is the object of a popular climb. because this mountain is a mountain that is very charming. The most common route is through the side and near north of Selo, Boyolali regency, Central Java, precisely in the Village Tlogolele. The village is situated between Mount Merapi and Mount Merbabu. Climbing through Selo takes about five hours to the summit.

Another popular path is through Kaliurang, Pakem District, Sleman District, Yogyakarta on the southern side. This path is more steep and takes about 6-7 hours to the summit. Another alternative route is through the northwest side, starting from Sawangan, Magelang regency, Central Java, and through the southeast, the direction of pure-bred, Kemalang District, Klaten Regency, Central Java.