Mount Merapi, which is located in 4 districts, namely the southern side slope is located in Sleman Regency, the west side is in Magelang Regency, the north and east side are in Boyolali District, Southeast Side and Klaten Regency. Mount Merapi is known as one of the most erupted volcanoes. The height of Mount Merapi is not up to 3,000 meters above sea level. The hiking trail is not too long but quite steep. The natural scenery on Mount Merapi is actually not too special. Since from New Selo or the starting point of the climb, you will only find views of the local plantations that have often been found below. Mount Merapi does not have a beautiful meadow view like Mount Merbabu. And also there is no edelweiss flower
Mount Merapi at its peak has never been overgrown with vegetation because of its high activity. Plant species on the top of typical Javanese mountain alpina species such as Javanese Edelweis and Rhododendron. Somewhat down there will be found bamboo forests and tropical mountain plants. The tropical rainforest in the mountains in the southern part of Mount Merapi is a place for cultivation of one of the endemic forms of orchids Vanda tricolor ‘Merapi’ which has been rare. On the slopes of Merapi below 1,000 meters is the place of origin of ‘Pondoh’ salak and ‘Nglumut’ salak.
But Mount Merapi has unique facts like the 10 facts below.
- Merapi was once famous for the pride of the “Garuda Peak”, which is a chunk of stone resembling an eagle. Now the spot is eroded and fragile after the eruption in 2010
- Since 1548, Mount Merapi has erupted 68 times
- The series of eruptions in 2010 claimed up to 273 people (as of November 17, 2010). This eruption is the biggest eruption since 1872 with almost the same power
- There are still settlements on the slopes of Merapi up to an altitude of 1,700 meters, aka four kilometers from the summit
- Many people who do not know if actually climbing to the top of Mount Merapi is not allowed. The deadline for climbing is only to Bubrah Market
- Mount Merapi is one of the 16 world volcanoes included in the Decades Volcanoes project, which is a volcano that is considered valuable for research
- At Bubrah Market, you can enjoy the views of six other mountains: the summit of Mount Merbabu, Mount Lawu, Mount Ungaran, Mount Telomoyo, to Mount Sumbing and Mount Sindoro
- The biggest eruption of Mount Merapi occurred in 2006 and 2010.
- Mount Merapi is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia with small eruption intervals on average every two to five years
- Logistics must be prepared carefully because there are no water sources along the Mount Merapi hiking trail.
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