Mount Merbabu

Mount Merbabu (Indonesian: Gunung Merbabu) is a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. Loosely translated, Gunung Merbabu could mean 'Mountain of Ash' from the Indonesian word abu. The active volcano Mount Merapi is directly adjacent on its south-east side, while the city of Salatiga is located on its northern foothills. A 1,500m high broad saddle lies between Merbabu and Merapi, the site of the village of Selo and highly fertil farming land.

There are two peaks; Syarif (3,119 m) and Kenteng Songo (3,145 m). Three U-shaped radial valleys extend from the Kenteng Songo summit in northwesterly, northeastly and southeastly directions.
Two known moderate eruptions occurred in 1560 and 1797. The 1797 event was rated 2: Explosive, on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. An unconfirmed eruption may have occurred in 1570.
Geologically recent eruptions originated from a North Northwest-South Southeast fissure system that cut across the summit and fed the large-volume lava flows from Kopeng and Kajor craters on the northern and southern flanks, respectively.

Merbabu can be climbed from several routes originating from the town of Kopeng on the north east sideside, and also from Selo on the southern side. A climb from Kopeng to Kenteng Songo takes between 8 and 10 hours.
An area of 57 km² of the mountain has been declared a national park in 2004.

Merbabu Track 
Track I (south track) : [Salatiga – Kopeng – Takelan] – Pos Pending (Pending Base Camp) – Pos I (Base Camp I) Gumuk – Pos II (Base Camp II) Lempong Sampan – Pos III (Base Camp III) Watu Gubuk - Pos IV (Base Camp IV) Watu Tulis – Pos V (Base Camp V) Helipad – Kenteng Songo Peak

Track II (west track) : [Magelang – Kaponan – Wekas] – Pos I (Base Camp I) – Pos II (Base Camp II) – Pos Helipad (Helipad Base Camp) – Kenteng Songo Peak

Track III (south track) : [Surakarta - Cepogo – Selo] – Tarubatang – Pos I (Base Camp I) Balong – Pos II (Base Camp II) Pentur – Pos III (Base Camp III) – Kenteng Songo Peak

 Mount Merbabu Picture 1

 Mount Merbabu Picture 2

 Mount Merbabu Picture 3

Country: Indonesia 
Subregion Name: Java (Indonesia) 
Volcano Number: 0603-24= Volcano
Type: Stratovolcano 
Volcano Status: Historical 
Last Known Eruption: 1797 
Summit Elevation: 3145 m 10,318 feet 
Latitude: 7.45°S 7°27'0"S 
Longitude: 110.43°E 110°26'0"E