Mount Tujuh

Mount Tujuh
Elevation	2,732 m (8,963 ft)
Location
Location	Sumatra, Indonesia
Range	Barisan Mountains
Coordinates	1°40′29″S 101°25′30″E / 1.67472°S 101.425°E / -1.67472; 101.425Coordinates: 1°40′29″S 101°25′30″E / 1.67472°S 101.425°E / -1.67472; 101.425
Geology
Type	Caldera

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]

See also

Indonesia portal

• List of volcanoes in Indonesia
• Geography of Indonesia

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.