NAME: Volcano Sindoro
TYPE: Strato Volcano
ALTITUDE: +- 3153 m ASL
CLASSIFICATION: Active A-Type Volcano
FIRST RECORDED ERUPTION: 1818
ERUPTION TYPE: Strambolian
Volcano Sindoro is twin of volcano Sumbing separated by saddle Kledung +-1450 m which's today becoming main road heading for regency Wonosobo,Central Java,Indonesia .Sindoro is popular name by Indonesian hikers/trekkers,while other name of this volcano are Sundoro and Susundoro.Summit of Sindoro is 3153 m in high,actually a flat summit where it's eastern side approx 400 x 300 m in wide and has been being a spot of it's twin crater sizing 210 x 150 m.While on west and north side of it's summit are rest of it's main and seconder craters.On rainy season, this volcano sometimes has temporal lake due to rainfall accumulation on surface of crater's rest.
Lower from summit zone of Sindoro/Sundoro,on it's slope, some boulders separating on ground were discovered as indication of it's past huge eruptions.While lower to Sindoro's slope,on it's foot: is archeological remain as well as ancient city as indications of past human adaptation on volcanic environment of Sindoro/Sundoro.
Temperature at Sindoro: approx 18 degree Celsius on base around 1500 m,14 up 13 degree Celsius around 2500 m and 11 up 10 degree Celsius around 3151 m.We get warmer quickly as the sun shine slowly light the flat summit of Sindoro/Sindoro.
As recorded recently ,after getting more active (2012),volcanic gas accumulation of Sundoro/Sindoro got higher concentration on summit zone after heavy rain fall due to evaporation factor on certain of time.Thunder light was recorded more often occurred during January-Februari (previous record:2014),and still higher possibility on transition of two season (Dry & Wet Seasons) periods on April and October.
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