mount kerinci

Mount Kerinci ( also spelled " Kerintji " , and is known as the Mountain Tower , Volcano Kurinci , Kerinchi , Korinci , or Indrapura Peak ) is the highest mountain in Sumatra , Indonesia's highest volcano and the highest peak in Indonesia outside of Papua . Mount Kerinci is located in the province of West Sumatra and Jambi , in the Bukit Barisan Mountains , near the west coast , and is located about 130 km south of Padang . The mountain is surrounded by dense forest and Kerinci Seblat National Park is the habitat of the Sumatran tiger and Sumatran rhinoceros . Summit of Mount Kerinci is at an altitude of 3805 masl , here visitors can see in the distance a beautiful view of the city stretching Jambi , Padang and Bengkulu . Even the vast Indian Ocean can be seen clearly . Gunung Kerinci has a crater measuring 400 x 120 meters and contains green -colored water . In the east there is a lake Bento , the highest swamp in Sumatra clear water . On the back there is a mountain with a crater seven very beautiful almost untouched . Mount Kerinci is a type of volcano is still active stratovolcano that last erupted in 2009 .