Mount Agung in Bali

Mount Agung is the highest mountain on the island of Bali with a height of 3,142 meters above sea level . The mountain is located in the district of Rendang , Karangasem regency - Bali . Mount Agung is a stratovolcano volcano , the crater of the mountain has a very large and very deep sometimes smoke and water vapor . From this mountain Besakih appear with perfect tapered cone , but the actual top of the mountain is elongated and ends in a circular craters and wide . From the top of Mount Agung we can see the peak of Mount Rinjani on Lombok island is located in the east , although both mountains are covered with clouds as the two peaks of the mountain above the clouds , the islands of Nusa Penida in the south along the beaches , including the Sanur beach and mountain and lake Batur in the northwest . For the Balinese , Mount Agung is a sacred mountain that is a sign of the majesty of the Almighty . One fairly tumultuous events that occurred when Mount Agung erupted in 1963 , killing about 1,000 people and damaged more than 100,000 houses . However , strangely natural disaster does not make significant damage to the Besakih Temple is located approximately 1 km from the crater of Mount Agung .

Another incident , approximately 40 days before the eruption of Mount Agung occurs , the Indonesian government has launched the event Ekadasa Rudra ( the celebration of every one hundred years Besakih ) on March 8, 1963 as an event of international tourist visits . Although since the end of February 1963 Mount Agung began to show activity quite dangerous , such as belching smoke , dust , and issued a roar , but the Indonesian government was reluctant to postdate the implementation of the ritual . But in the end , the event was also suspended in 1979 due to safety reasons the tourists . Surprisingly enough , the massive eruption of Mount Agung new really happened on March 17, 1963 ( another version says March 18 ) after the tourists left the site plan the celebration Ekadasa Rudra . Great Mountain climbing including leading tourist attraction in Indonesia. As a still-active volcano , Mount Agung presents a panorama of smoke and a blast of sand and gravel from the hole gaping crater with a diameter of 500 meters . If the weather is clear , from the top of the mountain , tourists can enjoy views of the surrounding towns . The natural beauty is what attracts tourists to climb the peak of Mount Agung .