Bukit Batukuda

Information

Elevation

135 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Low plains/hills of West Sumatra Province (Sumatra)

Mountain type

Low forested hill (non-volcanic) on the plains of West Sumatra Province

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

0.1790, 100.7952

Difficulty

Not documented as a hiking trail; a low hill with no recorded official route

Best Season

Not documented; West Sumatra is in general drier around June–August

Permits & Rules

No specific permit information is documented

Hazards

Field data is very limited; a small hill amid forested landscape

Description

Bukit Batukuda is a low forested hill in West Sumatra Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. According to the DEM-based geographic database summarised on Cebuano Wikipedia, its highest point is only about 135 metres above sea level, rising roughly 13 metres above the surrounding terrain, at coordinates near 0°10′ North and 100°47′ East with a base width of about 0.76 kilometres. The surrounding land cover is almost entirely forest, with a low population density (about 3 people per square kilometre). The climate is tropical-wet, with an average temperature of around 23°C and annual rainfall of about 3,571 millimetres — wettest in November and driest in June. The nearest higher rise is recorded about 2.6 kilometres to the south-east. Bukit Batukuda is a small geographic feature with virtually no climbing documentation; available information is limited to geographic data from mapping databases and encyclopaedias.