Mount Bromo
An active volcano rising from a vast plain of grey volcanic sand in the Tengger caldera, at 2,329 metres not the highest peak of the massif but the most famous. Its name comes from Brahma, and the Tengger people still climb to its smoking crater to make offerings.
- Where
- Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- -7.9431, 112.9539
Get the Mount Bromo stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Bromo. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your East Java volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Bromo
Mount Semeru 18 km
The highest mountain on Java, an active volcano 3,676 metres tall at the southern end of the Bromo Tengger Semeru park. Climbers walk in past the lake of Ranu Kumbolo, and the summit often puffs out small clouds of ash.
Trowulan 78 km
An archaeological site of about 100 square kilometres thought to be the capital of the Majapahit Empire, described in the 14th-century poem Nagarakretagama. Among its red brick remains are the split gate of Wringin Lawang, the Bajang Ratu gate and a sunken royal bathing pool.
Heroes Monument 81 km
A white obelisk shaped like an upturned nail, the main symbol of Surabaya, raised to those who died in the Battle of Surabaya on 10 November 1945. Beneath it, the 10 November Museum tells the story of that day.
Penataran Temple 82 km
One of the largest Hindu temple complexes in East Java, on the lower slopes of the Kelud volcano about 12 kilometres from Blitar. Begun in 1197 and built up until the 15th century, it was the favourite sanctuary of the Majapahit king Hayam Wuruk.
House of Sampoerna 83 km
A tobacco museum in a Dutch colonial compound of 1862 in old Surabaya, once an orphanage. Liem Seeng Tee, founder of Sampoerna, bought it in 1932 for his first big cigarette factory, and kretek are still rolled by hand on the floor below the gallery.
Ijen Crater 142 km
A volcano complex in East Java whose crater holds a turquoise lake of strongly acidic water. Before dawn, sulfur gases burning at the vents glow as blue fire, while miners carry heavy loads of yellow sulfur up the crater wall.
Baluran National Park 156 km
A dry corner of East Java where savanna covers about 40 per cent of the land, alongside lowland forest and mangroves, under the 1,247 metre Mount Baluran. Banteng, deer and peafowl on its open grassland earn it the nickname Africa van Java.
West Bali National Park 172 km
A national park covering just over 190 square kilometres at Bali's western end, mostly land with the rest at sea. Its dry forests and mangroves are the last wild home of the Bali starling, and its reefs are among the island's best for diving.
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Questions
Where is Mount Bromo?
Mount Bromo is in Cemoro Lawang, East Java, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mount Semeru (18 km), Trowulan (78 km), Heroes Monument (81 km).
How do I get the Mount Bromo stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Bromo and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your East Java volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Bromo before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your East Java volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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