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 .