Mount Batok is a cinder cone located in East Java, Indonesia. This volcano has an elevation of 2,440 metres (8,005 ft) above sea level, and is located between four regencies: Probolinggo Regency, Pasuruan Regency, Lumajang Regency, and Malang Regency. The location of Mount Batok is west from Mount Bromo. This mountain is one of the inactive volcanoes located within the Tengger caldera. Mount Batok is part of Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park.

Mount Batok
View of Mount Batok and Bromo crater from Tengger sandsea
Highest point
Elevation	2,440 m (8,005 ft)[1]
Prominence	340 m (1,115 ft)[2]
Listing	Spesial Ribu
Coordinates	7°56′05.2″S 112°56′50.4″E
Naming
Etymology	Coconut Shell (in Javanese)
Geography
Mount Batok East Java, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type	Cinder cone

Etymology

In Javanese, batok means "coconut shell". The Tenggerese people believe that Mount Batok was formed from a coconut shell which was kicked by Resi Bima, a powerful giant, after failing to fulfill the conditions proposed by Rara Anteng to marry her.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Batok.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park.

• Mount Bromo
• Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park
• Volcanology of Java
• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

External links

• Picture Galery with Mount Batok

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