| Mount Merbabu | |
|---|---|
 Mt Merbabu viewed fromMount Merapi | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,145 m (10,318 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,432 m (7,979 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | 07°27′18″S110°26′24″E / 7.45500°S 110.44000°E /-7.45500; 110.44000[1] |
| Naming | |
| English translation | Mountain of ash |
| Language of name | Indonesian |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Sunda Arc |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | 700.000 Years |
| Mountain type | Dormantstratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Sunda Arc |
| Last eruption | 1797 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hike starting nearKopeng |
Mount Merbabu (Indonesian:Gunung Merbabu) is adormantstratovolcano inCentral Java province on theIndonesian island ofJava. The nameMerbabu could be loosely translated as 'Mountain of Ash' from theJavanese combined words;Meru means "mountain" andawu orabu means "ash".
The active volcanoMount Merapi is directly adjacent on its southeast side, while the city ofSalatiga is located on its northern foothills. A 1,500m high broad saddle lies between Merbabu and Merapi,[2] the site of the village ofSelo, Java, and highly fertile[3][4] farming land.
There are two peaks;Syarif (3,119 m) andKenteng Songo (3,145 m). Three U-shaped radial valleys extend from the Kenteng Songo summit in northwesterly, northeasterly, and southeasterly directions.
Two known moderate eruptions occurred in 1560 and 1797. The 1797 event was rated2: Explosive, on thevolcanic explosivity index.[5] An unconfirmed eruption may have occurred in 1570.[6]
Geologically recent eruptions originated from a North Northwest-South Southeastfissure system that cut across the summit and fed the large-volumelava flows from Kopeng and Kajor craters on the northern and southern flanks, respectively.[2]
Merbabu can be climbed from several routes originating from the town ofKopeng on the northeast side, and also from Selo on the southern side. A climb from Kopeng to Kenteng Songo takes between 8 and 10 hours.[citation needed]
An area of 57 square kilometres (22 sq mi) at the mountain has been declared anational park in 2004.[7]
