Mount Kerinci

Mount Kerinci
Gunung Kerinci
Kerinci as seen from Kayu Aro
Highest point
Elevation3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Prominence3,805 m (12,484 ft)
Ranked 33rd
Isolation1,904.03 km (1,183.11 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingIsland high point
Ultra
Ribu
Coordinates1°41′48″S 101°15′56″E / 1.69667°S 101.26556°E / -1.69667; 101.26556
Geography
Mount Kerinci is located in Sumatra
Mount Kerinci
Mount Kerinci
Mount Kerinci is located in Indonesia
Mount Kerinci
Mount Kerinci
Mount Kerinci (Indonesia)
Parent rangeBarisan Mountains
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltPacific Ring of Fire
Last eruption2022
Climbing
First ascentDecember 1877 by Arend Ludolf van Hasselt and Daniël David Veth

Mount Kerinci (Kerinci: Gunung Kincai, Minangkabau: Gunuang Kurinci, Indonesian: Gunung Kerinci), also spelled Kerintji, is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain in Sumatra, Indonesia. At 12,484 ft (3,805 m) above sea level, it provides Sumatra with the fifth-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. It is surrounded by the lush forest of Kerinci Seblat National Park, home to several endangered species including the Sumatran tiger. Mount Kerinci is ranked 32nd by topographic isolation.