Mountain Slamet

Mountain Slamet

     This time I want to share about Mount Slamet is precisely located in Central Java and the second highest mountain on the island of Java directly refer only tenteng Mount Bromo. 

         Mount Slamet is a volcano located on the island of Java. The mountain is located on the border of Bradford district, Banyumas, Purbalingga, Tegal regency, and all district, Central Java province, and is the highest in Central Java and the second highest on the island of Java, which has an altitude (3,428 meters above sea level.). The crater is a crater last IV is still active today, and the last active until the mid ALERT level of mid-2009. 

          Mount Slamet quite popular as a target known climbing despite difficult terrain. At the foot of this mountain is a tourist area that became the mainstay Baturraden Banyumas because only about 15 miles from Navan. 

As with other volcanoes in Java, Mount Slamet formed by subduction of the Indo-Australian Plate Eurasian Plate in the south of the island of Java. Cracks in the plates open lines of lava to the surface. Note eruption known since the 19th century. The mountain is an active and frequent small-scale eruption. The last activity was in May and June 2009 and still continue to release lava. This mountain was recorded erupted in 1999.

         March 2014 Mount Slamet indicate activity and status to Alert. Based on data PVMBG, Mount Slamet vukanik activity is still fluctuating. After the earthquake eruption had occurred up to 171 times on Friday, March 14, 2014 from 00:00 to 12:00 o'clock pm, the same time period, there were 57 earthquakes eruption. Also recorded a gust of 51 times. Visual monitoring, a puff of thick white smoke is out of the crater to the east up to as high as 1 km. 

In addition it also has Slamet mountain nature in the surrounding mountains are no less attractive than other tours that natural waterfall tour Cipendok 

Cipendok waterfall is a waterfall with a height of 92 meters which is located on the slopes of Mount Slamet. Cipendok waterfall has a special attraction, because the environment is truly natural. Silence is still very pronounced, because there is a lot of travelers who come to enjoy its natural beauty. Eve in the cool surroundings and along the way there are plantation area. Around the area there are camping grounds and a lake called Telaga Pucung. 

        The natural beauty of the waterfall new Cipendok ogled Banyumas district in 1984 and officially opening the new attractions was held on February 27, 1987 after building a rudimentary means, such as where peristirahan and praying. Service improvement efforts are still being conducted. This is evidenced by the various steps taken by the government in an effort to promote tourism map through Banyumas and procurement of facilities in order to support the suggestion for the convenience of visitors. As seen from the development of children's playground, entertainment staging, repair roads, adding that Telaga Pucung attractions located approximately 500 meters west of the location of the waterfall, etc.. 

      The appeal of this attraction is the lake with the water around it is quite clear and surrounded by natural forest. In addition, travelers can also hear the sounds of rare birds such as the Javanese eagle circling above the lake. Moreover, for the lucky visitors can see a kind of endemic species of gray monkey that rek-rek. 

Tourist attractions are included in the area of ​​Perhutani Forest Management Unit (FMU) East Banyumas is beginning to be addressed with a variety of facilities, as a tourist destination is officially made. FMU East Banyumas has equipped with parking, rest areas, and bathrooms. In fact, Perhutani has given the names of the rare trees that live there. Another goal is for the students, in addition to enjoying the outdoors, they also can recognize the rare plants that live in that place. 

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