Mount Tampomas

Mount Tampomas
Elevation	1,684 m (5,525 ft) [1]
Listing	Ribu
Location
Location	Java, Indonesia
Coordinates	6°46′S 107°57′E / 6.77°S 107.95°E / -6.77; 107.95
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Unknown

Mount Tampomas is a small andesitic stratovolcano in West Java, Indonesia. A young lava flows are found on the eastern flank of the volcano.^[1]

The mountain was used as a source of construction rock to build the nearby Mrica Hydroelectric Dam project. Tampomas means "without gold: in Bahasa Indonesia. The mountain is locally known as Agro Gusti Kencanawati and a lady spirit resides there. The legend says that a royal couple once had an argument and their spirits lay in the two rock outcrops side by side for eternity. The nearby mountain is where the male spirit is supposed to reside.

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Tampomas". Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution. http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/volcano.cfm?vnum=0603-131. Retrieved 2006-12-21.