Mount Rinjani with its natural beauty

Mount Rinjani is a mountain located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. Mountain which is the second highest volcano in Indonesia with an altitude of 3726 m above sea level and is located at a latitude of 8 º 25 'latitude and 116 º 28' BT is a favorite for mountain climbers Indonesia for its beautiful scenery. This mountain is part of Mount Rinjani National Park has an area of ​​approximately 41,330 ha and proposed the addition so that it will be 76 000 ha to the west and east.

Mount Rinjani to the highest point of 3726 m above sea level, dominating most of the views of the northern island of Lombok.
In the west there is a caldera cone Rinjani with an area of ​​3500 m × 4800 m, extends towards the east and west. In this caldera are Segara Anak (soon = sea, lake) area of ​​11 million square meters with a depth of 230 m. The water that flows from the lake to form a very beautiful waterfall, flowing through a steep ravine. In Segara Anak there are lots of carp and tilapia that are often used for fishing. The southern part of this lake called Segara Endut.
On the eastern side of the caldera are New Mountain (or Mount Barujari) which has a crater measuring 170m × 200 m with a height of 2296-2376 m above sea level. This small mountain last active / erupted from the date of May 2, 2009 and through May, having previously also erupted in 2004. [2] [3] If the eruption in 2004 claimed no lives, eruption in 2009 has claimed the lives of 31 people indirectly , a flash flood on the crow (river) Tanggek the urging of lava to Segara Anak. [4] Earlier, Mount Barujari ever recorded erupted in 1944 (and establishment), 1966, and 1994.
Besides Mount Barujari there are also other craters that had erupted, called Mount Group.