Mount Pangrango
{{Short description|Volcano in West Java, Indonesia}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Pangrango
| photo = View Mt Gede Pangrango from Mt Gede peak.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Pangrango viewed from the peak of Mount Gede
| elevation_m = 3,026
| prominence_m = 2,426
| location = West Java, Indonesia
| listing = Ultras
Ribu
| coordinates = {{coord|6.7773|S|106.9810|E|format=dms|type:mountain|display=inline,title}}
| map = Indonesia Java
| type = Stratovolcano
| age =
| last_eruption = Unknown
| first_ascent = 1815 by Raffles
| easiest_route = Cibodas
}}
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Uitzicht op de Pangerango vanuit de plantentuin in Buitenzorg TMnr 3728-812.jpg from the 1880s depicting Mount Pangrango seen from Bogor Botanical Gardens]]
Mount Pangrango is a dormant stratovolcano located in the Sunda Arc of West Java, Indonesia.{{cite peakbagger |pid=10997 |name=Pangrango}} The mountain is formed by a subduction zone on the southern coast of Java as part of the Sunda Plate facing the Australian Plate which contains the Indian Ocean. It is located about {{convert|80|km}} south of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
It has a height of {{convert|3,026|m|ft|abbr=on}}.{{cite peakbagger |lid=448&u=ft |title=The Ribus - Indonesia Peaks with 1000 meters of Prominence |website=Peakbagger |accessdate=17 November 2015}} Its peak is called Mandalawangi.{{cite book|last=Backshall|first=Stephen|title=The Rough Guide to Indonesia|date=26 May 2003|publisher=Rough Guides|isbn=978-1858289915|page=153|edition=2nd}} The mountain is located northwest of Mount Gede in the vicinity of Gunung Gede Pangrango National Park.
Name
The origin of the name Pangrango is speculated to be from two ancient Sundanese words pang and rango which means "That which huffs and puffs", referring to the past volcanic activity of this mountain.{{cite web |url=http://www.gunungbagging.com/pangrango/ |title=Gunung Pangrango |website=Gunung Bagging}}
Geography
The Mandalawangi peak of the mountain is a tripoint where the borders of Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi Regencies meet. It is the second-highest mountain in West Java after Mount Cereme. Mount Pangrango ranked 26th of the Ribus of Indonesia with a topographic prominence of {{convert|2,426|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The mountain is seen from Bogor and Sukabumi, while it is slightly obscured by the neighboring Mount Gede if seen from Cianjur. On a very clear day, it can be seen from Jakarta.{{cn|date=January 2023}}
Hydrology
Mount Pangrango serves as the headwater area for four river basins that surround it, and all four of them converge around the mountain's peak. Three of these basins, namely the Cisadane River Basin, Ciliwung River Basin, and Citarum River Basin, flow northward towards Java, while the last one, the Cimandiri River Basin, flows southward towards Java.{{Cite web |title=Peta Interaktif |url=http://webgis.menlhk.go.id/ |website=WebGIS MenLHK |language=id}}