Mount Dempo in South Sumatra

Gunung Dempo (3159 masl) is located in the border province of South Sumatra and Bengkulu provinces. To reach the nearest village, you first have to reach the city Pagar Alam, approximately 7 hours journey by road from Palembang. From the South Sumatra capital available to the many bus Pagar Alam. Or if you are from Jakarta, before riding the bus to Padang or Bengkulu majors, and fell in Lahat.Pagar Alam, indeed as the name suggests, the city is clearly surrounded by the Bukit Barisan mountain range and the highest of these ranks is the Mount Dempo. It's a beautiful mountain rises up to reach the distant blue sky when seen in the morning.Therefore, it is appropriate to first spend the night in this city, here are many available flights or motel, ranging from Rp. 20 000 a night. Cultural city that has been blended from a variety of both immigrants and native tribes to create the peace that you do not get in the big cities.Of terminal Pagar Alam, first chartered car / taxi to PTPN III majors Tea Factory which was about to reach 15 km from the terminal. In this plant a good idea to get acquainted with someone who used to be called Mr. Anton, he included the elder by nature lovers throughout South Sumatra, Lampung. By asking for help, chartered car will take you to the nearest village from the foot of Mount Dempo, which can take more than 20 minutes, because the road is quite steep, winding through the jungle with green tea.Pathway leading to the top of the mountain even this is very clear and even in a typical day were many villagers who deliberately climbed to the top of either wood or just to find berhiking.

Tea garden at Mount DempoAlthough the mountain is high enough, but there is clear water that is half way up the mountain so that the climbers did not have to worry about running out of drinking water during the trip. A crystal clear stream, flowing at the border of the forest we began to enter the sign of the forest area is overgrown with vegetation similar to that we found in the mountain-Pangrango Gede, the montane forest. The path is full of roots that cross, itself quite steep slope to sweat. There are no specific signs, the state forest is almost homogeneous and very quiet.Four or five hours later, we will enter a wooded area with low vegetation and the vegetation is low, some areas slightly open, the view became widespread. Gunung Dempo has only two peaks named Peak Fire. Dempo ahead of the first peak which is a massive plateau, the first peak of similar low overgrown shrubs. Of the first peak, we fall back to the valley is flanked by the first peak and the main peak. This valley there is a fountain flowing here. This crystal clear water only slightly sour taste, perhaps the influence of sulfur seepage.The main summit ascent is not too difficult. Slopes composed of gravel and boulders with kemitingan slope about 40 °, is stable enough to climb. The main peak of Mount Dempo (3158 m), is the crater of the volcano is still troubled with a diameter of about one hundred square meters. Quite a steep crater wall and could not descend without the ropes of rock. View from the top is quite exciting. In addition to suggesting specific crater, appears also terhamparan Bengkulu province in the Indian Ocean with a stretch of quiet and tranquil valley. The trip down takes only two hours. If too late you can stay in Dusuun VI, by first asking permission of the head of security there.

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