Mount Halimun Salak National Park

Mount Halimun Salak National Park
Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak
Volcanic activity of Gunung Salak Kawah Ratu (right) seen from ascent to summit Salak 1.
Map showing the location of Mount Halimun Salak National Park
Map showing the location of Mount Halimun Salak National Park
Mount Halimun Salak NP
Location in Java
LocationWest Java, Indonesia
Nearest citySukabumi
Coordinates6°48′S 106°29′E / 6.800°S 106.483°E / -6.800; 106.483
Area40,000 hectares (99,000 acres; 400 km2)
EstablishedFebruary 28, 1992 (1992-02-28)
Visitors7,000 (in 2006[1])
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment and Forestry
Websitehalimunsalak.org

Mount Halimun Salak National Park is a 400 km2 conservation area in the Indonesian province of West Java on the island of Java. Established in 1992, the park comprises two mountains, Mount Salak and Mount Halimun with an 11-kilometer forest corridor.[2][3] It is located near the better known Mount Gede Pangrango National Park, but the national park should be accessed from Sukabumi, 2 hours drive to the administration post and then 2 hours drive (30 kilometers) again to Cikaniki post gate.

The park contains water catchment areas shielded from urban populations and agricultural areas to the north,[4] as well as several endangered animals and rare birds.[5]

  1. ^ Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak: Visitor Information, (in Indonesian) retrieved 18 May 2010
  2. ^ Whitten, Anthony J.; Whitten, Tony; Soeriaatmadja, Roehayat Emon; Suraya A. Afiff (1997-07-15). The ecology of Java and Bali. Oxford University Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-962-593-072-5. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
  3. ^ Hans David Tampubolon (July 8, 2013). "Hidden cameras capture endangered species".
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference WILDINDONESIA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak (TNGHS)" (in Indonesian). Gunung Halimun Salak National Park Management Project. Archived from the original on 13 March 2004. Retrieved 17 May 2010.