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Gunung Dempo

Elevation
3,173 m
#3,367
in the world
#33
in Indonesia
2,450 m
prominence

Gunung Dempo is a mountain in Indonesia, rising to 3,173 m, the 33rd highest we list in Indonesia, part of the Barisan Mountains.

Range
#3 in the range
Nearest town
14 km away
Type
Mountain
GeoNames feature code MT

Where it is

Gunung Dempo

Gunung Dempo lies in Indonesia, in South Sumatra.

Key facts

Elevation
3,173 m (10,410 ft)
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
2,450 m
Type
Mountain
Region
South Sumatra
Coordinates
-4.019, 103.119

How it ranks

Among peaks in Indonesia
#33of 118
LargestSmallest
In the Barisan Mountains
#3of 21
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#3,367of 14,616
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

Nearest peaks, by distance from this summit
PeakElevationDistance
Gunung Patah2,817 m34 km
Gunung Besar1,899 m77 km
Bukit Daun2,467 m109 km
Bukit Beriti Besar1,498 m124 km
Gunung Sekincau1,718 m180 km
Gunung Pandan2,039 m201 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Gunung Dempo.

Nearest cities, by distance from this summit
CityCountryPopulationDistance
Pagar AlamIndonesia70,38614 km
LahatIndonesia65,90654 km
TanjungagungIndonesia53,11777 km
LubuklinggauIndonesia234,16686 km
CurupIndonesia46,24590 km

About this mountain

Among roughly 14,600 peaks globally, this mountain ranks #3,367 by elevation at 3,173 m, making it the 33rd highest listed in Indonesia. With a topographic prominence of 2,450 m, Gunung Dempo stands substantially above the saddle connecting it to higher ground. It lies in the Barisan Mountains of South Sumatra, 14.2 km from Pagar Alam.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

The highest peaks in this country, by elevation
#PeakElevation
1Puncak Jaya4,884 m
2Sumantri4,870 m
3Ngga Pulu4,862 m
4Osua Sukarno Timur4,820 m
5Puncak Mandala4,760 m
6Osua Trikora4,750 m
7Ngga Pilimsit4,717 m
8Middenspits4,574 m
9Wachter4,478 m
10Uitkijk4,438 m

Common questions

How tall is Gunung Dempo?
Gunung Dempo rises to 3,173 m (10,410 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Gunung Dempo?
Gunung Dempo is in Indonesia, in South Sumatra.
Where does Gunung Dempo rank?
It is the 33rd highest of the 118 peaks we list in Indonesia, and #3,367 worldwide.
What is the nearest city to Gunung Dempo?
Pagar Alam, Indonesia, about 14 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.