This beautiful mountain is the highest point of Kabaena island and is probably the second-most popular hike in the province of Southeast Sulawesi. It takes a long time to get to from major cities but has some of the nicest scenery in all of Sulawesi.
Gunung Mekongga is the highest mountain in Southeast Sulawesi and one of Sulawesi’s most interesting, with beautiful limestone karst at the summit. It is a long trail, requiring a minimum of 5 days, and the trailhead is close to sea level. Western and Indonesian scientific researchers have made trips here in the past and discovered new species.
Facts Elevation: 1,063 m (3,488 ft) Prominence: 1,063 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Province Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Kabawo Wani Bagging It! This is the highest point on the island of Buton/Butung and may be best known as Kabawo Wani. Published elevations of 1,190m seem unlikely – probably under
Facts Elevation: 2,421 m (7,943 ft) Prominence: 1,235 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Preferred spelling likely to be “Osu Nando’oto”. Bagging It! See the comment below this post to read a little on the pioneering 11-day expedition to the top of this remote mountain
Facts Elevation: 909 m (2,982 ft) Prominence: 909 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: (Bagged it? Be the first to rate it)Loading… Other names: none. Bagging It! The Bakosurtanal map lists this peak as being 892m high and part of the Lampeapi range (‘Pegunungan Lampeapi’). Practicalities Getting
Facts Elevation: 2,242 m (7,356 ft) Prominence: 1,026 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Sulawesi Tenggara (Southeast Sulawesi) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Probably more accurately named “Bulu Mopeaanooleo” Bagging It! Bulu or Gunung Libukang may be more accurately named “Bulu Mopeaanooleo”, and Libukang may refer to a much lower peak in the same