Buttu Balang

Information

Elevation

81 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Perbukitan pesisir Kabupaten Polewali Mandar, Sulawesi Barat

Mountain type

Bukit rendah pesisir, non-vulkanik

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-3.4429, 119.4224

Difficulty

Sangat ringan secara ketinggian (bukit di bawah 100 mdpl), tetapi tanpa jalur resmi maupun catatan pendakian; pendekatan lewat jalan permukiman di sekitar Polewali

Best Season

Periode terkering di sekitarnya adalah Agustus–September (curah hujan bulanan terendah ±59 mm); April terbasah (±339 mm)

Permits & Rules

Tidak ada sistem izin pendakian. Bukit ini berada di kawasan permukiman dan kebun warga — izin pemilik lahan lebih relevan daripada izin pendakian.

Hazards

Risiko utama bukan ketinggian melainkan panas dan lembap di dataran rendah pesisir, vegetasi rapat tanpa jalur bertanda, serta ketiadaan sumber air di jalur.

Description

Buttu Balang is a low hill in Polewali Mandar Regency, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, only about 8.8 km east of the town of Polewali and close to the coast on its southwestern side. Topographic databases give it an elevation of roughly 71–81 m with 39–52 m of prominence and a base diameter of just 130 m — a knoll rather than a mountain. The highest ground in the wider area is Bulu Pusu at 1,230 m, 3.9 km to the north, which shows how sharply West Sulawesi's terrain climbs from the coast into the ranges. The surroundings remain largely forest and smallholder gardens, with a population density around 166 people per km², a mean temperature near 23 °C and about 2,174 mm of rain a year. The element "Buttu" means hill in local West Sulawesi naming and is widespread in Polewali Mandar toponyms. An honest note: no marked trail, climbing report or tourism promotion could be verified for this hill — everything above comes from geographic databases (Wikidata/GeoNames, PeakVisor, OpenStreetMap).