Volcano · North Sulawesi

Ambang

1,795 m5,889 ft

Prominence: 1,401 m4,595 ft
Isolation: 53 km
Tonight: 14°CCloudy · Wind 10 km/h SE

Ambang is a 1,795 m (5,889 ft) volcano in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

All facts

Elevation: 1,795 m · 5,889 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mount Klabat (1,995 m)
Region: North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Coordinates: 0.7571° N, 124.4160° E

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3D map

Ambang 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 9.6 × 9.6 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Ambang terrain and contours

50 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 250 mShowing west → east through the summit

Ambang elevation profile

West → east through the summit

Hover the profile to read elevation and distance.Tap or drag along the profile to read elevation and distance.

Weather

Ambang weather

Today · Light rain · 14 / 24°C (57 / 75°F) · 1.2 mm · Wind 10 km/h SE

Ambang forecast for the summit, about 1,795 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 482 m.

Today14°24°1.2 mm10 km/h SEBase 22 / 31°
Sun13°23°1.7 mm9 km/h SEBase 21 / 31°
Mon13°23°2.4 mm10 km/h EBase 21 / 31°
Tue13°20°3.5 mm5 km/h SEBase 21 / 27°
Wed13°22°1.6 mm7 km/h SEBase 21 / 30°
Thu13°20°5.9 mm6 km/h SEBase 21 / 28°
Fri13°19°5.0 mm5 km/h SEBase 21 / 26°
Sat13°18°11.0 mm6 km/h SBase 21 / 26°
Sun13°17°10.2 mm2 km/h SEBase 21 / 25°
Mon15°20°3.2 mm5 km/h SEBase 22 / 28°

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 23, 23:19 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Ambang

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Ambang, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest campsite
Kamp Mata Angin
0.6 km SE · +1 more within 0.6 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 2

Place	Distance
Kamp Mata AnginCampsite	0.6 km SE
Campsite	0.6 km ESE

Slope

Share of the 9.6 × 9.6 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 57% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

57.2%

Moderate, 15–30°

27.6%

Steep, 30–45°

14.6%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.6%

Steeper than 30°: 15.2% of the 92 km² view
Relief in view: 1,303 m low point 482 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 70.2%Cropland 14.4%Grassland 10.4%Water 2.7%Built-up 2.1%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 4.8 km; 141 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Citrine Canary-Flycatcher10
Warbling White-eye10
Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher7
Black-crowned White-eye7
Lexias aeetes7
Grey-sided Flowerpecker6

Where it sits

Where Ambang sits

Ranked in 1

#26 Volcanoes in Indonesia

Nearby

Nearby places

Downloads

Ambang downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM

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Print & wall

JPGAmbang satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2024-02-15.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

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Free to use with credit: see the data sources

Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,785 m at the summit; the official height is 1,795 m.

A 30 m terrain model averages each cell, so a few metres either way is normal.

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	1,795 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	1,785 m	-10 m
Copernicus GLO-90	1,778 m	-17 m

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024 (scene 2024-02-15)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Accuracy comparison, Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap · Wikipedia

Ambang

West → east through the summit

Nearest campsite

Data sources