Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in

Java island, Indonesian

Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in Java island, Indonesian with an altitude of
3676meter above sea level (peak Mahameru). Included in the area of Bromo Tengger Semeru
National Park. It takes approximately four days to climb the peak of Mount Semeru round-
trip. If you interested to climb the mountain, can be reached via the town poor or Lumajang.
 Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in
Java island, Indonesian

Geology
Known also as Mahameru the (Great Mountain), it is very steep rising abruptly above the
coastal plains of eastern Java. Maars containing crater lakes have formed along a line through
the summit of the volcano. It was formed south of the overlapping Ajek-ajek and Jambagan
calderas Semeru lies at the south end of the Tengger Volcanic Complex.

Eruptive History
Semeru's eruptive history is extensive. Since 1818, at least 55 eruptions have been recorded
(10 of which resulted in fatalities) consisting of both lava flows and pyroclastic flows. All
historical eruptions have had a VEI of 2 or 3[1].

Semeru has been in a state of near-constant eruption from 1967 to the present. At times, small
eruptions happen every 20 minutes or so.[2]

Semeru is regularly climbed by tourists, usually starting from the village of Ranu Pane to the
north, but though non-technical it can be dangerous. Soe Hok Gie, an Indonesian political
 Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in
Java island, Indonesian
activist of the 1960s died in 1969 from inhaling poisonous gases while hiking on Mount
Semeru

Mythology
Semeru is named from Sumeru, the central world-mountain in Buddhist cosmology and by
extension Hinduism. As stated in legend, it was transplanted from India; the tale is recorded in the
15th-century East Javanese work Tantu Pagelaran. It was originally placed in the western part of
the island, but that caused the island to tip, so it was moved eastward. On that journey, parts kept
coming off the lower rim, forming the mountains Lawu, Wilis, Kelut, Kawi, Arjuno and Welirang.
The damage thus caused to the foot of the mountain caused it to shake, and the top came off and
created Penanggungan as well.
Mount Semeru is the highest mountain in
Java island, Indonesian