Salak Mountain

Location: Bogor

Salak mountain was formed on rock sediment produced by the activity pre the Salak Mountain, still could be observed have the shape of hills old that be separated like the Peuteuy Mountain, Menir mountain, Menyan mountain and the Cileueur Mountain. These hills tar? The location on the north and west , consisted of lava andesit, breksi tuf and glasses lava. On the west was opened took the form of lava compotition basaltik was black dark, that was good was gotten to the Cikuluwung current and Cisalada in the upstream part, in the foundation and the river bank singkapan took the form of lava structure solid the slab and in the upstream part singkapan him, take the form of breksi lava.

Several experts said that the Salak Mountain including the B type volcano on the basis of this mountain was in the level solfatara. The Salak mountain had exploded after 1600 and the last eruption happened during 1983 although only took the form of the eruption preatik in the crater of Cikaluwuung Putri.

The very beautiful mountain, complete with the story and his metaphysics myth that was very thick made him this mountain was still staying natural as well as veiled by the strong mystery fog and was not yet solved until now.

• Guidance to the object

Salak mountain region be at a distance 35 km from the Bogor city could be followed with time 1jam by the vehicle went through the province road that headed the location of the tourism region could go through two routes through the Cibatok village the Cibungbulang subdistrict and the Cikampak village the Ciampea subdistrict. The vehicle that could used the public tranfortation

• Tourist information center:

arts tourist bureau and the Culture of Kabupaten Bogor Street. Refreshingly III Kav. V the Cibinong Bogor complex of the Regional Government's Office Complex 021 - 87903634

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