Mount Tujuh Explained

Mount Tujuh
Elevation M:2,732
Location:Sumatra, Indonesia
Range:Barisan Mountains
Coordinates:-1.6747°N 101.425°W
Type:Caldera
Map:Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia

Mount Tujuh (Indonesian: '''Gunung Tujuh''') is a caldera volcano in the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra. It has seven (tujuh) peaks, of which only three have been climbed.[1] Mount Tujuh has a large caldera lake at its centre, Lake Gunung Tujuh. It is located within Kerinci Seblat National Park.

The mountain supports one of only three known wild populations of the tropical pitcher plant Nepenthes aristolochioides.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Clarke, C.M. 2001. Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia. Natural History Publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu.
  2. McPherson, S.R. 2009. Pitcher Plants of the Old World. 2 volumes. Redfern Natural History Productions, Poole.