GUNUNG GEDE GLACE

Gunung Gede is a mountain that is located on the island of Java, Indonesia. Gunung Gede in scope Pangarango Gede National Park, which is one of five national parks that was first announced in Indonesia in 1980. Located among three districts: Kabupaten Bogor, Cianjur and Sukabumi, with a height of 1000 - 3000 m. dpl, and is located on latitude, 106 ° 51 '- 107 ° 02' BT and 64 ° 1 '- 65 ° 1 LS. Temperatures average in the peak of Mount Gede 18 ° c and at the peak day temperature range of 5 ° c, with a rainfall average of 3600 mm / year. Major gateway to the mountain is from Cibodas and Cipanas.

Gunung Gede has Dipterokarp Hill forest area, forest Dipterokarp Top, Montane forest, forest and mountain forest or Ericaceous.

Gunung Gede have the natural characteristic and unique, this is the Gunung Gede as a natural laboratory that interest researchers since long time.

Recorded in the year 1819, C.G.C. Reinwardt as the first climb of Mount Gede, followed by FW Junghuhn (1839-1861), J.E. Teysmann (1839), A.R. Wallace (1861), S.H. Koorders (1890), M. Treub (1891), W.M. Leeuen van (1911); and C.G.G.J. van Steenis (1920-1952) have created a collection of plants as a basis for preparation of the book The Mountain Flora of Java that was published 1972.

Gunung Gede is also a diversity of ecosystems that consist of sub-ecosystems montana, montana, the sub-alpin, lakes, swamps, and savanna.

Gunung Gede famous rich variety of bird species that is as much as 251 out of 450 species found in Java. Some types of birds including the rare Javanese eagle (Spizaetus bartelsi) and owl (Otus angelinae).
ark of Mount Gede-Pangrango defined by UNESCO as Cagar Biosfir in the year 1977, and as Sister Park with St
National Pate Parks in Malaysia in 1995.

Gudung Gede National Park and the area Pangrango Gede is also an object of nature tourism and attract many tourists visited by both domestic and international.

Some locations / objects of interest to visit

* Telaga Biru. Small size of the lake five hectares (1575 meter dpl.) Located 1.5 km from the entrance Cibodas. This lake always looks blue diterpa sun, because it was covered by blue water.
* Cibeureum waterfall. Waterfall which has a height of 50 meters is approximately 2.8 km from Cibodas. Around the waterfall can be seen that a similar red moss endemic in West Java.
* Flights. Located about 5.3 km or 2 hours drive from Cibodas.
* Kandang Kandang and Batu Badak. Camping activities for observation and plants / animals. Located at an altitude of 2220 m. dpl with distance 7.8 km or 3.5 hours drive from Cibodas.
* The top and the crater of Mount Gede. A panorama of the sunset / rise, paving the city-Sukabumi-Cianjur Bogor clearly visible, geology attraction and an interesting observation about the plants typical crater. At the top there are three craters are still active in a complex that is Lanang crater, and the Queen Wadon. Located at an altitude of 2958 m. dpl with distance 9.7 km or 5 hours drive from Cibodas.
* Alun-alun Suryakencana. Plain area of 50 hectares that is covered with carpet flower edelweiss. Located at an altitude of 2750 m. dpl with distance 11.8 km or 6 hours drive from Cibodas.

History and the legend that is the belief of the local community about the existence of grandparent Suryakencana and Prabu Siliwangi in Gunung Gede. Society believes that the spirit of grandparent Prabu Siliwangi Suryakencana and will keep the Mount Gede that does not erupt. At the time, the many people who go to the cave-cave around Gunung Gede for semedhi / or be imprisoned perform religious ceremonies.

To reach the location Gede National Park Pangrango can go through the route Jakarta-Bogor-Cibodas with approximately 2.5 hours (± 100 km) by car, or Bandung-Cipanas-Cibodas with within 2 hours (± 89 km), and Bogor - Salabintana with within 2 hours (52 km).

source: wikipedia