Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Gunung Gede (Gede Mountain)

Mount Gede is the most favorite place for climbing and camping. Almost every week, there is only nature that try to climb the peak of Mount Gede at the 2,958 meters. Peak-peak can be seen clearly from the Cibodas Subdistrict Pacet.

Anapahlis javanica), which is the attraction for the climber. Peak other frequently visited mountain climber is Mandalawangi (3,002 m), Sukaratu (2,836 m), and Mount drone (2,928 m). FBesides stand very firmly Mount Pangrango that when viewed from a distance as visible triangle spiked while Mount Gede-shaped dome. Both mountains in the area of Mount Gede National Park-Pangrango (TNGP) has the natural beauty of the original. Peak in the Mount Gede there are craters on (the last burst in 1957) and meadow covered by flowers immortal (Edelweis /rom the peak of Mount Gede can be witnessed the nearest cities, namely, the Cipanas in the north, south, in Sukabumi, Bogor, in the northwest, and Cianjur in the east.



Peak of Mount Gede
Climbing on Mount Gede can be started from Post Keep located in the City Cibodas. Through the tropical forest that is very beautiful during climb toward Pondok Enclosure Rhino (4 hours) before passing through the junction towards the water Falls Cibereum (1 hour) will be found hut 2-3, springs and hot water. When exhaustion, can rest in Pondok Kandang Badak.


Meanwhile, wildlife can be found along the climbing is hylobates moloch OWA), Surili (Presbitis comata), Lutung (Trachypithecus auratus), monkey (Macaca fascicularis), spotted tiger (Panthera pardus), mencek (Muntiacus muntjak), and Javanese eagles (Spizaelus bartelsii) (dw)

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