Mountain Merbabu · 3,142 m · 9.6 km N

Stratovolcano · Yogyakarta

Merapi

2,910 m9,547 ft

Prominence: 1,338 m4,389 ft
Isolation: 9.1 km
Tonight: 7°CRain · Wind 18 km/h S

Merapi is a 2,910 m (9,547 ft) stratovolcano in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

All facts

Elevation: 2,910 m · 9,547 ft
Nearest higher peak: Mountain Merbabu (3,142 m)
Region: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Spanish name: Monte Merapi
Coordinates: 7.5404° S, 110.4465° E

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3D map

Merapi 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 9.4 × 9.4 km

Surface

Vertical scale

Topographic map

Merapi topographic map

100 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. The route drawn is the easiest mapped one, from Tegalsruni. 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

West → east through the summit

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

Downloads

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

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Print & wall

JPGMerapi satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-07-16.

3D printing & 3D apps

GIS & GPS

GPXMerapi GPX / KML route downloadIn the route section. Mapped route for GPS apps and Google Earth, under the ODbL.

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Route

How to get to the top of Merapi

3 mapped walking routes from where a car can get you, with distance and climb from the terrain model.

Easiest route: from Road end near Tegalsruni

Distance: 3.2 kmone way
Climb: +1,113 m−6 m (3,652 ft up)
Time up: about 2.5 h
Difficulty: T3Demanding: exposed spots, some easy scrambling

Merapi elevation profile

Download GPX (free, ODbL)KML

Other routes 2

Road end, 3.3 km WNW of Merapi4.8 km · +1,457 m · about 3.5 h
T3GPX KML
Road end near Pajegen6.1 km · +1,577 m · about 4 h
T3GPX KML

Routes © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the ODbL. Climb from the terrain model. Trails change and maps miss things: check conditions locally.

Weather

Merapi weather

Today · Rain · 7 / 12°C (45 / 54°F) · 10.8 mm · Wind 18 km/h S

Merapi forecast for the summit, about 2,910 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 1,781 m.

Today7°12°10.8 mm18 km/h SBase 14 / 19°
Sun7°12°17.7 mm11 km/h SWBase 14 / 19°
Mon8°12°12.6 mm8 km/h WBase 14 / 19°
Tue8°11°5.7 mm5 km/h NBase 15 / 18°
Wed8°10°22.7 mm5 km/h SWBase 15 / 18°
Thu8°14°2.6 mm7 km/h SEBase 15 / 22°
Fri8°11°6.8 mm6 km/h SEBase 15 / 20°
Sat8°14°4.8 mm8 km/h SEBase 16 / 21°
Sun8°16°2.2 mm5 km/h EBase 15 / 23°
Mon9°16°0.3 mm5 km/h EBase 16 / 22°

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 Merapi

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

Nearest campsite
Pasar Bubrah
0.6 km NNE · +2 more within 2.1 km
Directions Map
Nearest hut
New Selo
2.8 km NNE · +1 more within 3.7 km
Directions Map
Nearest parking
Parking Motorbikes
3.3 km NNE · +2 more within 4.2 km
Directions Map

All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Pasar BubrahCampsite	0.6 km NNE
Camp YoyokCampsite	1.9 km ESE
Pos BayanganCampsite	2.1 km NNE
Parking	2.8 km NNE
New SeloHut	2.8 km NNE
Parking MotorbikesParking	3.3 km NNE
Posko Pendakian SapuanginHut	3.7 km SE
Parking	4.2 km SSE

Slope

How steep is the route to Merapi?

The easiest mapped route, 3.2 km from 1,781 m to 2,910 m. Steepest stretch: 44°.

0 km · 1,781 m3.2 km · 2,910 m

0–15°1.1 km
15–30°1.6 km
30–45°0.4 km

Grades are averaged between profile points about 30 m apart, so short steeper steps don’t show.

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 68.5%Grassland 16.9%Cropland 6.2%Bare rock / sparse 4.4%Built-up 4.0%

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 4.7 km; 174 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Striated Grassbird11
Black Eagle9
Kuhl's Anglehead Lizard7
Long-tailed Macaque7
Small Minivet6
Eurasian Tree Sparrow6

Where it sits

Where Merapi sits

Ranked in 2

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

Mount CeremePeak · 3,078 m236 km WNW

Accuracy

How accurate is this?

within 10 m This 3D map reads 2,909 m at the summit; the official height is 2,910 m.

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

Source	Summit	Difference
Official height (Wikidata)	2,910 m	—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)	2,909 m	-1 m
Copernicus GLO-90	2,902 m	-8 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 2026-07-16)
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 · GeoNames · Wikipedia

Merapi

West → east through the summit

Easiest route: from Road end near Tegalsruni

Nearest campsite

Nearest hut

Nearest parking

Data sources