Gunung Kelatakan

Information

Elevation

703 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Taman Nasional Bali Barat, Kabupaten Jembrana/Buleleng, Bali

Mountain type

Puncak hutan hujan dataran rendah–pegunungan di dalam kawasan Taman Nasional Bali Barat

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-8.2102, 114.5045

Difficulty

Berat secara logistik meski tak terlalu tinggi: jalur pendakian menembus hutan hujan yang bisa menempuh sekitar delapan jam. Wajib memakai pemandu terdaftar karena penanda jalur minim dan pengetahuan medan lokal penting agar tidak tersesat

Best Season

Musim kemarau, sekitar April–Oktober

Permits & Rules

Berada di dalam Taman Nasional Bali Barat — wajib tiket masuk kawasan dan pendampingan pemandu resmi taman; kegiatan tunduk pada aturan konservasi, termasuk perlindungan habitat jalak bali

Hazards

Hutan hujan lebat dengan jalur panjang dan minim penanda, risiko tersesat tanpa pemandu, medan naik-turun, serta cuaca lembap tropis

Description

Gunung Kelatakan — also spelled Gunung Klatakan — at about 698–703 m is one of the best-known peaks inside West Bali National Park (Taman Nasional Bali Barat), at the western tip of Bali (Jembrana and Buleleng regencies). Together with Gunung Sangiang (about 1,002 m, the park's highest point), Gunung Banyuwedang and Gunung Prapat Agung, it is one of the main mountains of this roughly 19,003-hectare conservation area. Though relatively low, the climb is demanding: the Gunung Klatakan trail cuts through tropical rainforest and can take around eight hours, leading hikers into habitat of sambar deer, muntjac, Java buffalo, and offering a chance to spot the Bali starling (Leucopsar rothschildi) — the critically endangered bird endemic to Bali that is the park's foremost conservation priority. Because of the demanding terrain and the need to protect wildlife, visitors are required to hire an official park guide and follow park rules. West Bali National Park itself protects a mosaic of ecosystems from mangroves, coral reefs and coastal forest to lowland forest and savanna.