| Mount Patah | |
| Elevation M: | 2836 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Listing: | Ultra Ribu |
| Location: | Bengkulu, Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Map: | Indonesia Sumatra |
| Coordinates: | -4.27°N 103.3°W |
| Type: | Unknown |
| Age: | Quaternary |
| Last Eruption: | Unknown |
Mount 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 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]