Gunung Pengelengan

Information

Elevation

2.153 m

Country

Indonesia (ID)

Location / Range

Bedugul Mountains, Bali

Mountain type

Mountain (non-volcanic)

Volcanic?

No (non-volcanic)

Coordinates

-8.2465, 115.1860

Difficulty

Moderate

Best Season

April–October (dry season)

Permits & Rules

Starting from Pura Yeh Ketipat, Wanagiri Village; permit through local management

Hazards

Rocky trails that are slippery in the rainy season; dense vegetation blocks the summit view

Description

Gunung Pengelengan (also known as Gunung Penggilingan or Puncak Beratan) is a peak rising to 2,153 metres above sea level in the Bedugul highlands of Buleleng Regency, Bali. Positioned on the eastern rim of the ancient Beratan caldera, it is among the four highest summits on the island. The standard hiking route departs from Pura Yeh Ketipat in Desa Wanagiri and covers roughly 14 kilometres return, with an ascent typically completed in about four hours. The mountain's dense forest is a habitat for the endemic Balinese palm Pinanga arinasae (nyabah), studied by researchers from the Bali Botanical Garden. The name 'Pengelengan' derives from the Balinese word ngelengan (to look around), linked to a local legend of a nobleman who surveyed the surrounding landscape from the summit.