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GUNUNG · Indonesia

Gunung Widodaren

Source
Gunung Widodaren

Panorama kawasan Tengger saat matahari terbit; Widodaren–Kursi di belakang Bromo, bukan foto puncak tunggal. Foto Thomas Hirsch, CC BY-SA 3.0. / Tengger sunrise panorama, with Widodaren–Kursi behind Bromo; a regional view rather than a single summit portrait. Photo: Thomas Hirsch, CC BY-SA 3.0.. Photo: source

Information

Elevation
2.614 m
Country
Indonesia (ID)
Location / Range
Tengger Caldera, East Java
Mountain type
Volcano
Volcanic?
Yes — volcano
Coordinates
-7.9507, 112.9372
Difficulty
The cave trail is steep and narrow; evidence for a summit route remains insufficient.
Best Season
No verified cave access calendar; ask locally about current conditions.
Permits & Rules
The cave is a sacred Tengger site; confirm access with the park and local community. Historical ritual reports do not establish current permission to visit.
Hazards
The cave trail is narrow, steep and potentially slippery, with exposed drops; respect worship activities.

Description

Mount Widodaren stands in the Tengger Caldera within Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, East Java, near Bromo and Kursi. This profile uses the Indonesian Wikipedia elevation of 2,614 m; the English national-park article lists 2,650 m, so the sources disagree. Wikidata confirms a mountain in Indonesia but supplied no elevation, coordinates or P18 image during this check. The documented attraction is Goa Widodaren, a rock recess with a spring sacred to the Tengger community. Visitor accounts and ritual reporting describe a steep, narrow and exposed approach; reaching the cave does not establish a summit ascent.

Routes

Lautan Pasir → Goa Widodaren (kunjungan ceruk, bukan puncak)

Menanjak / uphill
Sekitar 45 menit menuju goa menurut liputan 2017 / about 45 minutes to the cave in a 2017 report

From the sea-of-sand area, the uphill approach reaches the sacred recess and spring of Goa Widodaren. WartaBromo reported about 45 minutes of strenuous walking. This historical estimate is not a guaranteed duration. The endpoint is the cave; this source does not establish a summit route.

Source

Climbing Experiences

These three sources document journeys to Goa Widodaren through a personal account and reporting on visitors and pilgrims. Steep, narrow terrain is a recurring theme. They concern the sacred recess on the slope, not verified summit ascents; present conditions and access need fresh confirmation.

References

The summary above is compiled from the following sources. Click to explore them yourself.

  1. 1 Wikipedia Gunung Widodaren id.wikipedia.org · ID
  2. 2 Wikipedia Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park en.wikipedia.org · EN
  3. 3 Wikidata Mount Widodaren — Q20426876 wikidata.org · EN
  4. 4 Encyclopedia Gunung Widodaren — node 1070164732 openstreetmap.org · EN
  5. 5 Media Gua Widodaren, Pesona Tersembunyi Gunung Bromo wartabromo.com · ID
  6. 6 Media Air Suci Widodaren di Yadnya Kasada 2021 lentera.co · ID
  7. 7 Forum excotis goa widodaren gunung bromo localguidesconnect.com · ID