Gunung Lapi

Information

Elevation

516 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Perbukitan pesisir utara Halmahera, wilayah Desa Salimuli, Kecamatan Galela Utara, Kabupaten Halmahera Utara, Maluku Utara

Mountain type

Bukit berhutan dekat pantai di ujung utara Halmahera

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

2.0333, 127.9167

Difficulty

Belum ada jalur pendakian yang terdokumentasi. Ketinggiannya rendah, tetapi tidak ditemukan catatan jalur, basecamp, maupun laporan perjalanan yang bisa diverifikasi.

Best Season

Bulan-bulan terkering di Halmahera utara, sekitar Agustus–Oktober. Data iklim rintisan Wikipedia Cebuano (berbasis data global GeoNames) menyebut curah hujan tahunan sekitar 2.417 mm dengan bulan terkering September (~101 mm) dan terbasah Januari (~265 mm).

Permits & Rules

Tidak ada skema izin yang terdokumentasi. Kawasan berada di wilayah desa, sehingga pamit ke perangkat Desa Salimuli atau warga setempat adalah langkah yang wajar.

Hazards

Tutupan hutan rapat tanpa penanda jalur sehingga mudah kehilangan arah; kawasan berpenduduk sangat jarang dan jauh dari fasilitas kesehatan; curah hujan tinggi membuat lereng licin. Perlu dicatat bahwa Halmahera adalah kawasan bergunung api aktif — Gunung Dukono di selatan Galela berstatus sangat aktif — sehingga informasi kebencanaan wilayah tetap relevan bagi siapa pun yang beraktivitas di sekitar sini, meskipun Gunung Lapi sendiri bukan gunung api.

Description

Gunung Lapi is a forested hill at the northern tip of Halmahera, North Maluku, not far from the east coast. The PeakVisor database gives its elevation as 516 m with a prominence of only about 76 m, meaning it is a bump on a larger ridge rather than an independent summit; the nearest higher ground (about 793 m) lies 3.8 km to the north-northwest, while its parent peak is Gunung Silo some 14.7 km to the southwest. The GeoNames-derived Cebuano Wikipedia stub gives slightly different figures — 490 m, rising 45 m above the surrounding terrain, with a base about 1.2 km wide — a normal discrepancy between two elevation models. Geographic lookups place the summit within Desa Salimuli, Galela Utara district, North Halmahera Regency. Its surroundings are almost entirely forest with a very sparse population; the sea is closest on the eastern side, and small headlands are a common feature of this coast. Mean temperature is about 24 °C, warmest in September (26 °C) and coolest in January (22 °C). Hiking information for Gunung Lapi is effectively non-existent: no official route, trip report, video or local-government page could be found. This profile is built entirely from open geospatial sources, and that limitation should be stated plainly — the hill is recorded here as a verified geographic feature, not as a managed hiking destination.