Gunung Mesehe

Information

Elevation

1.344 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Deretan pegunungan barat Bali, Kabupaten Jembrana/Buleleng, Bali

Mountain type

Puncak hutan pegunungan di deretan gunung barat Pulau Bali (perbatasan Jembrana–Buleleng)

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-8.2690, 114.7720

Difficulty

Jarang didaki dan minim jalur resmi; medan hutan pegunungan yang lebat. Rute yang lebih dikenal justru menuju Air Terjun Yeh Mesehe di lerengnya, yang menuntut sekitar 6 jam berjalan melewati jalan setapak di tepi tebing dan jurang

Best Season

Musim kemarau, sekitar April–Oktober

Permits & Rules

Berada di kawasan hutan (KPH Bali Barat) di wilayah Jembrana; pendakian dan kunjungan ke air terjun sebaiknya lewat pemandu/warga lokal dan mengikuti aturan kawasan hutan setempat

Hazards

Hutan lebat dan medan terjal, jalan setapak menyusuri tebing dan jurang menuju air terjun, minim penanda jalur, serta cuaca lembap khas pegunungan tropis

Description

Gunung Mesehe (1,344 m) is one of the higher peaks in the western mountain range of Bali, straddling the border of Jembrana and Buleleng regencies. According to the PeakVisor database it ranks as the 25th highest of 365 peaks in Bali, with a prominence of about 474 m; its nearest higher neighbour is Gunung Patas (1,347 m) some 4.9 km to the east. Gunung Mesehe is rarely used as a climbing objective and has almost no formal trail, so its name is better known through the Yeh Mesehe waterfall (Yeh means 'water' in Balinese) that rises in the forested slopes of the same area. That waterfall — administratively in Pohsanten village, Mendoyo district, Jembrana — is often described as the tallest in Bali, estimated at around 100 m and by some accounts more than 150 m, and is considered largely untouched because it is reached only by a footpath along cliffs and ravines, roughly a six-hour walk. The area lies within the West Bali (KPH Bali Barat) forest management zone.