Salak Volcano

Peta Map Salak Volcano Gunung Mountain Bogor

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.

Last known eruption:1938.

(source: Smithsonian Inst.)

 

2024

Salak as seen from Bogor. November 2024
Gede 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

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Salak on a clear day seen from the North.
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Gede-Pangrango volcano (left) and Salak volcano (right) clearly visible during sunset in Jakarta – 28th March.

December 2017

Salak Gede Panrango JAkarta Sunset 2017
Mount Gede Panrango (left) volcano and Salak Volcano – seen from Jakarta, on a very clear afternoon. (December 2017)

20-21th May 2017

Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
View of the active crater named Kawah Ratu (Queen`s crater) (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
Kawah ratu seen from above. The last eruption happened in 1938, a phreatic-eruption.(May 2017)
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View towards the forested peak of Salak (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java
Closer look of the the solfataric area of Kawah-ratu. (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java
Six students died here in 2007, from suspected sulphur-gas poisening. (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
the active crater named Kawah Ratu (Queen`s crater). (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano landslide tanah longsor 2017
Recent landslide above Kawah-Ratu (May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)
Salak volcano Indonesia Java Dji Phantom aerial gunung-salak 2017
(May 2017)

Video

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28th September 2016

Salak Volcano Gunung Mountain Bogor R rancamaya
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.