Bukit Barangin

Information

Elevation

428 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Dataran tinggi Sumatra Barat, dekat Kabupaten Agam

Mountain type

Bukit (perbukitan)

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-0.5954, 100.3242

Best Season

Musim kemarau (sekitar Mei–September), curah hujan tahunan tinggi (~2.781 mm)

Hazards

Medan berhutan, cuaca tropis lembap; data jalur resmi tidak tersedia

Description

Bukit Barangin is a hill of about 428 m elevation in West Sumatra Province, Indonesia, rising roughly 286 m above the surrounding terrain with a base width of around 7.4 km. It sits in the highlands of western Sumatra in a moderately populated, largely forested area (about 239 people/km²), with a tropical climate averaging around 22 °C and annual rainfall of about 2,781 mm. Verified information about the hill is very limited: there are no documented official climbing routes or established tourism descriptions, so this profile only summarises the location, elevation, and natural conditions that can be confirmed from open geographic databases.