Mount Kerinci
Mount Kerinci (, , ), also spelled Kerintji, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. At above sea level, it provides Sumatra with the fifth-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is surrounded by the lush forest of Kerinci Seblat National Park, home to several endangered species including the Sumatran tiger. Mount Kerinci is ranked 32nd by topographic isolation.
Details
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Range
- Barisan Mountains
- Listing
- Island high pointUltraRibu
- Location
- Sumatra, Indonesia
- Other Name
- Gunung Kerinci
- Elevation M
- 3805
- First Ascent
- December 1877 by Arend Ludolf van Hasselt and Daniël David Veth
- Prominence M
- 3805
- Volcanic Arc
- Sunda Arc
- Last Eruption
- 2022
- Label Position
- right
- Prominence Ref
- Ranked 33rd