Mount Patah (Indonesian: Gunung Patah, means: Broken Mountain) is the highest mountain in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu, it is a heavily forested quaternary age volcano southeast of Mount Dempo on Sumatra island, Indonesia. On 1 May 1989, a fumarole activity was observed by a pilot near the summit. The exact location of the crater, the date of its formation and its geologic relationship is uncertain.[1]

Mount Patah
Mount Patah Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
Highest point
Elevation	2,836 m (9,304 ft)[1]
Listing	Ultra Ribu
Coordinates	4.27°S 103.30°E / -4.27; 103.30
Geography
Location	Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia
Geology
Age of rock	Quaternary
Mountain type	Unknown
Last eruption	Unknown

Mount Patah is in a protected forest area RajaMandara,[2] with a total area of 42.567 hectares. The peak of the mountain is located on the border of the province of Bengkulu and South Sumatra with a height of 2,852 meters above sea level, in the western part there is a crater sulfur which is located into the region of Bengkulu province at an altitude of 2,600 meters above sea level, in the southern part of the crater there is a volcanic lake with an altitude of 2,550 meters above sea level.

A picture of the crater of Mount Patah[3]

See also

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

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