Gunung Lawu
Gunung Lawu is a mountain in Indonesia, rising to 3,265 m, the 31st highest in Indonesia.
Where it is
Gunung Lawu lies in Indonesia, in Central Java.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gunung Wilis | 2,182 m | 72 km |
| Gunung Merapi | 2,911 m | 83 km |
| Gunung Merbabu | 3,079 m | 86 km |
| Gunung Telomoyo | 1,882 m | 93 km |
| Gunung Ungaran | 2,050 m | 106 km |
| Gunung Muria | 1,602 m | 118 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Gunung Lawu.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sragen | Indonesia | 71,522 | 29 km |
| Jatiroto | Indonesia | 50,059 | 30 km |
| Jaten | Indonesia | 32,378 | 33 km |
| Madiun | Indonesia | 202,544 | 36 km |
| Ngawi | Indonesia | 22,412 | 37 km |
About this mountain
The 31st highest peak in Indonesia, Gunung Lawu stands at 3,265 m in Central Java. With a topographic prominence of 3,118 m, it rises sharply above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground, and the nearest higher summit lies 127 km away. Gunung Wilis, at 2,182 m, is the closest peak in the dataset, 72.2 km distant.
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
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puncak Jaya | 4,884 m |
| 2 | Sumantri | 4,870 m |
| 3 | Ngga Pulu | 4,862 m |
| 4 | Osua Sukarno Timur | 4,820 m |
| 5 | Puncak Mandala | 4,760 m |
| 6 | Osua Trikora | 4,750 m |
| 7 | Ngga Pilimsit | 4,717 m |
| 8 | Middenspits | 4,574 m |
| 9 | Wachter | 4,478 m |
| 10 | Uitkijk | 4,438 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Gunung Lawu?
- Gunung Lawu rises to 3,265 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Gunung Lawu?
- Gunung Lawu is in Indonesia, in Central Java.
- Where does Gunung Lawu rank?
- It is the 31st highest of the 118 peaks we list in Indonesia, and #3,042 worldwide.
- What is the nearest city to Gunung Lawu?
- Sragen, Indonesia, about 29 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.