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Stratovolcano · North Maluku

Gamalama

1,715 m5,627 ft
Isolation
18 km
Tonight
16°CLight rain showers · Wind 17 km/h SW

Gamalama is a 1,715 m (5,627 ft) stratovolcano in North Maluku, Indonesia.

All facts
Elevation
1,715 m · 5,627 ft
Prominence
1,715 m · 5,627 ft
Nearest higher peak
Karangetang (1,827 m)
Region
North Maluku, Indonesia
Coordinates
0.8087° N, 127.3332° E
Open the 3D view
3D map

Gamalama 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.8 × 10.8 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Gamalama terrain and contours

100 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 500 mShowing west → east through the summit

Gamalama 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

Gamalama weather

Today · Light rain showers at night · 16 / 21°C (61 / 70°F) · 0.3 mm · Wind 17 km/h SW

Gamalama forecast for the summit, about 1,715 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 0 m.

  • Today16°21°0.3 mm17 km/h SWBase 26 / 31°
  • Sun16°21°1.3 mm20 km/h WBase 26 / 31°
  • Mon16°21°2.1 mm21 km/h WBase 27 / 31°
  • Tue16°20°0.4 mm11 km/h SWBase 27 / 30°
  • Wed16°20°1.6 mm14 km/h SWBase 26 / 30°
  • Thu16°19°5.0 mm9 km/h SWBase 26 / 29°
  • Fri16°19°3.7 mm12 km/h SBase 27 / 29°
  • Sat16°18°6.9 mm11 km/h SBase 26 / 28°
  • Sun16°18°5.5 mm5 km/h WBase 26 / 28°
  • Mon16°19°2.7 mm9 km/h SWBase 27 / 29°

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, 23:18 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Gamalama

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

All mapped places 5
PlaceDistance
Love parkCampsite2.4 km ESE
Pos RegistrasiHut3.6 km E
Parking4.5 km NW
Parking5.0 km NNW
Parking5.1 km ESE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 10.8 × 10.8 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 58% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
58.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
31.4%
Steep, 30–45°
10.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.5%
Steeper than 30°
10.5% of the 117 km² view
Relief in view
1,723 m low point 0 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 65.8%Water 21.4%Built-up 8.7%Grassland 3.3%Bare rock / sparse 0.9%

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 5.4 km; 118 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • North Moluccan Pitta11
  • Moluccan Dwarf Kingfisher11
  • Sahul Sunbird9
  • Weber's Sailfin Lizard7
  • Brahminy Kite6
  • Metallic Starling6
Where it sits

Where Gamalama sits

Region
North Maluku3Indonesia59Asia964
Ranked in 1
Nearby

Nearby places

More 1
Downloads

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

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Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 1,723 m at the summit; the official height is 1,715 m.Official 1,715 mThis map 1,723 m

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

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)1,715 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)1,723 m+8 m
Copernicus GLO-901,713 m-2 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 2026 (scene 2026-08-24)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia