Salak volcano is located around 60km South of Jakarta, in West-Java, in the vicinity of the city of Bogor.
The volcano was constructed at the NE end of an eroded volcanic range. Two large breached craters truncate the summit of Salak. One crater is breached to the NE and the westernmost crater was the source of a debris-avalanche deposit that extends 10 km WNW of the summit. Historical eruptions from Salak have been restricted to phreatic explosions from craters in a prominent solfataric area at 1400 m on the western flank. Salak volcano has been the site of extensive geothermal exploration.
Visit to the crater area on the 29th November. One notable change to previous visits, was the noise produced by the fumarolic activity in the crater area was noticeable higher. The sound could be heard several hundred meters away from the crater area.
Salak as seen from Bogor. November 2024Gede Pangrango and Salak volcano visible in the backdrop of Jakarta city.
November 2022
Salak volcano seen from Cisarua, Bogor.Salak volcano seen from Cisarua, Bogor.
December 2020
Salak volcano seen from JAkarta on a clear 25th December 2020
2019
Salak on a clear day seen from the North.Gede-Pangrango volcano (left) and Salak volcano (right) clearly visible during sunset in Jakarta – 28th March.
December 2017
Mount Gede Panrango (left) volcano and Salak Volcano – seen from Jakarta, on a very clear afternoon. (December 2017)
20-21th May 2017
View of the active crater named Kawah Ratu (Queen`s crater) (May 2017)(May 2017)Kawah ratu seen from above. The last eruption happened in 1938, a phreatic-eruption.(May 2017)View towards the forested peak of Salak (May 2017)Closer look of the the solfataric area of Kawah-ratu. (May 2017)(May 2017)Six students died here in 2007, from suspected sulphur-gas poisening. (May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)the active crater named Kawah Ratu (Queen`s crater). (May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)Recent landslide above Kawah-Ratu (May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)(May 2017)
Salak with its peak covered by clouds in the morning. The mountain is often covered by clouds, and the City of Bogor is sometimes nicknamed “Rain City”, and ranks among the highest on the list of places which gets most lightning strikes per year.
