Raung

Mount Raung
Mount Raung crater, aerial view captured by plane, 2013
Highest point
Elevation	3,332 m (10,932 ft)[1]
Prominence	3,069 m (10,069 ft)[2][3] Ranked 83rd
Listing	Ultra Ribu
Coordinates	8°07′30″S 114°02′30″E / 8.12500°S 114.04167°E / -8.12500; 114.04167[1]
Geography
Mount Raung Location on Java, Indonesia
Location	Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	July 2022
Climbing
Easiest route	Sumberwaringin
Normal route	Kalibaru, Glenmore

The Raung (ꦫꦲꦸꦁ), or Mount Raung (Javanese: ꦒꦸꦤꦸꦁ​​ꦫꦲꦸꦁ, romanized: Gunung Raung) is one of the most active volcanoes on the island of Java in Indonesia. It is located in the province of East Java and has a 2-kilometer-wide (1.2 mi) and 500-meter-deep (1,600 ft) caldera surrounded by a grayish rim. The difference in color of the rim and the flanks of the volcanoes is caused by the rim’s lack of vegetation compared with the healthy and extensive vegetation on the flanks. Raung, standing almost 3,332 metres (10,932 ft) above sea level, is the tallest volcano of this cluster.

Although the valleys between the major volcanoes boast fertile, ash-enriched soil for agriculture, available land is very limited. Raung^[4] contains centres constructed along a NE to SW line, with Gunung Suket and Gunung Gadung stratovolcanoes being located to the northeast and west, respectively. Mount Raung can be seen from Lovina Beach, Singaraja, North Bali. The normal route climbing is through Bondowoso and Sumber Wringin.^[5]

Its earliest recorded eruption was in 1586 which resulted in fatalities; between 1586 and 1817, five more deadly eruptions were recorded.^[6]