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Singgalang

2,877 m9,439 ft
Prominence
1,726 m5,662 ft
Isolation
15 km
Tonight
8°CLight rain · Wind 10 km/h SW

Singgalang is a 2,877 m (9,439 ft) stratovolcano in the Barisan Mountains, West Sumatra, Indonesia.

All facts
Elevation
2,877 m · 9,439 ft
Nearest higher peak
Marapi (2,885 m)
Range
Barisan Mountains
Region
West Sumatra, Indonesia
Coordinates
0.3907° S, 100.3315° E
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3D map

Singgalang 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 11 × 11 km

Surface
Vertical scale
Topographic map

Singgalang 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

Singgalang 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

Singgalang weather

Today · Heavy rain · 8 / 11°C (46 / 52°F) · 16.1 mm · Wind 10 km/h SW

Singgalang forecast for the summit, about 2,877 m. Summit vs base: the Base line is for about 840 m.

  • Today8°11°16.1 mm10 km/h SWBase 21 / 23°
  • Sun8°10°19.7 mm10 km/h SWBase 20 / 23°
  • Mon8°12°4.8 mm11 km/h SWBase 20 / 24°
  • Tue9°13°13.8 mm5 km/h SWBase 21 / 25°
  • Wed9°11°20.5 mm2 km/h SWBase 21 / 24°
  • Thu8°10°40.4 mm4 km/h EBase 21 / 23°
  • Fri8°13°3.8 mm6 km/h SWBase 21 / 26°
  • Sat8°16°5.7 mm6 km/h SBase 20 / 28°
  • Sun7°16°2.3 mm4 km/h SBase 19 / 28°
  • Mon8°13°12.1 mm4 km/h SWBase 20 / 26°

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.

Slope

Slope

Share of the 11 × 11 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mixed terrain: gentle slopes, steep faces and everything between.

Gentle, 0–15°
29.9%
Moderate, 15–30°
45.0%
Steep, 30–45°
22.9%
Cliffs, 45° and over
2.3%
Steeper than 30°
25.2% of the 121 km² view
Relief in view
2,033 m low point 840 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 89.0%Grassland 7.3%Cropland 2.7%Built-up 1.1%

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 5.5 km; 53 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Long-tailed Macaque5
  • Arnold's rafflesia4
  • Begonia areolata4
  • Medinilla alpestris4
  • Titan arum3
  • Xylotrupes sumatrensis3
Where it sits

Where Singgalang sits

Range
Barisan Mountains8
Region
Indonesia59Asia964
Ranked in 1
Nearby

Nearby places

More in the Barisan Mountains 5
See all 8 in the Barisan Mountains →
Downloads

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

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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 2,869 m at the summit; the official height is 2,877 m.Official 2,877 m90 m model 2,850 mThis map 2,869 m

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

SourceSummitDifference
Official height (Wikidata)2,877 m—
Copernicus GLO-30 (used on this page)2,869 m-8 m
Copernicus GLO-902,850 m-27 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 2026-08-15)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
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