Beginners

Mountains for beginners: start lower

44 mountains with summits below 2,000 m

We do not have verified trail difficulty data for every mountain, so we do not label anything "easy" without a source. As an objective starting point, this list contains mountains with summits below 2,000 m.

A lower elevation usually means a warmer summit and a smaller risk of hypothermia, but it is no guarantee that the trail is easy: trail length, gradient, volcanic conditions and weather still matter. Ask the basecamp or manager about trail conditions before you go, and consider hiking with experienced hikers.

Good wind < 30 km/h, rain < 5 mm/day, no thunderstorm signal, feels-like > 0 °CCaution wind 30–49 km/h, or rain 5–19.9 mm, or feels-like ≤ 0 °CPoor wind ≥ 50 km/h, or rain ≥ 20 mm, or a thunderstorm signal, or feels-like ≤ −10 °C How we rate

MountainmConditions todaySummit tempMax windRain
Gunung AmbangSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,795Good12–19 °C9 km/h0.7 mm
Gunung AndongJawa Tengah1,726Good14–23 °C13 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung BaturBali · volcano: check status1,717Good16–22 °C26 km/h1.0 mm
Gunung BongkokJawa Barat970Good19–30 °C18 km/h1.8 mm
Gunung DaikKepulauan Riau1,165Good18–24 °C16 km/h0.7 mm
Gunung DukonoMaluku Utara · volcano: check status1,335Good16–22 °C11 km/h1.0 mm
Gunung EgonNusa Tenggara Timur · volcano: check status1,703Good16–20 °C13 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung GamalamaMaluku Utara · volcano: check status1,715Good16–20 °C18 km/h0.1 mm
Gunung GamkonoraMaluku Utara · volcano: check status1,635Good14–20 °C13 km/h2.7 mm
Gunung Geulis ManggahangJawa Barat1,148Good15–29 °C15 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung HalimunJawa Barat · volcano: check status1,929Good14–20 °C14 km/h3.1 mm
Gunung IbuMaluku Utara · volcano: check status1,325Good15–21 °C9 km/h1.6 mm
Gunung IlibolengNusa Tenggara Timur · volcano: check status1,659Good17–21 °C14 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung KabaBengkulu · volcano: check status1,940Good14–20 °C13 km/h2.1 mm
Gunung KarangBanten · volcano: check status1,778Good14–21 °C9 km/h2.3 mm
Bukit KelamKalimantan Barat1,002Good18–25 °C14 km/h4.2 mm
Gunung KelimutuNusa Tenggara Timur · volcano: check status1,639Good14–21 °C8 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung KeludJawa Timur · volcano: check status1,731Good14–22 °C19 km/h1.8 mm
Gunung KerencengJawa Barat1,754Good13–24 °C13 km/h0.1 mm
Gunung KlabatSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,995Good10–18 °C10 km/h0.6 mm
Puncak KoromongJawa Barat996Good16–30 °C15 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung LembuJawa Barat668Good21–32 °C18 km/h1.8 mm
Gunung LemonganJawa Timur · volcano: check status1,651Good14–19 °C19 km/h0.9 mm
Gunung LewotobiNusa Tenggara Timur · volcano: check status1,703Good13–22 °C16 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung LewotoloNusa Tenggara Timur · volcano: check status1,423Good18–22 °C15 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung LokonSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,580Good14–21 °C10 km/h0.6 mm
Gunung MahawuSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,324Good15–22 °C9 km/h0.2 mm
Gunung ManglayangJawa Barat1,835Good13–23 °C12 km/h0.3 mm
Gunung MuriaJawa Tengah · volcano: check status1,625Good15–23 °C18 km/h1.1 mm
Gunung PalasariJawa Barat1,859Good13–21 °C14 km/h0.5 mm
Gunung PalungKalimantan Barat1,116Good16–24 °C14 km/h4.2 mm
Gunung PenanggunganJawa Timur · volcano: check status1,653Good15–24 °C20 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung PulosariBanten · volcano: check status1,346Good17–23 °C9 km/h2.3 mm
Gunung RajabasaLampung · volcano: check status1,281Good19–24 °C12 km/h0.5 mm
Gunung RakutakJawa Barat1,957Good12–22 °C13 km/h0.3 mm
Gunung SekincauLampung1,719Good14–22 °C14 km/h2.7 mm
Gunung SeminungLampung1,881Caution14–17 °C11 km/h5.2 mm
Gunung Seulawah AgamAceh · volcano: check status1,810Good13–20 °C12 km/h0.5 mm
Gunung SibualbualiSumatera Utara · volcano: check status1,819Good13–19 °C10 km/h3.1 mm
Gunung SoputanSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,952Good10–20 °C11 km/h0.5 mm
Puncak SuroloyoJawa Tengah981Good18–26 °C16 km/h2.4 mm
Gunung TampomasJawa Barat · volcano: check status1,684Good14–24 °C15 km/h0.6 mm
Gunung TangkokoSulawesi Utara · volcano: check status1,149Good17–25 °C17 km/h0.0 mm
Gunung TelomoyoJawa Tengah · volcano: check status1,894Good13–22 °C13 km/h0.0 mm

See also little-discussed small mountains, with route data · Packing list for your first hike

Important: the forecasts on this site are automatically processed numerical model output (MET Norway), not official BMKG warnings and not volcano status. Always check BMKG, activity status at MAGMA Indonesia (PVMBG), and trail opening/closure announcements from the national park or basecamp before you climb.