Mount Guntur

Mount Guntur  or Gunung Guntur is an active stratovolcano in western Java.  It is part of a complex of several overlapping stratovolcanoes about  northwest of the city of Garut.  The last eruption was in 1847.  At an elevation of , Mount Guntur  rises about  above the plain of Garut.  It produced frequent explosive eruptions in the 19th century, making it one of the most active volcanoes of western Java.  Since then it has not erupted.  The name Guntur means "thunder" in the Indonesian language. 

The Kamojang crater, a geothermal power field and a tourist site, is located on the slopes of Mount Guntur. 

See also
List of volcanoes in Indonesia

References

Category:Volcanoes of West Java
Category:Subduction volcanoes
Category:Complex volcanoes