Mount Lokon

Mount Lokon Tours

Mount Lokon is an active volcano located on the west Tomohon,Manado, North Sulawesi with an altitude of 1580 masl and is adjacent to the mountain Mahawu. With the privilege of the craterand magnificent panorama. The time is right to start the journey ofKakaskasen, Tomohon is around 7 am, and can arrive at thecrater at the time of the morning air was still cool.

 Follow the coldlava flow that extends curving into the crater lake located 600 meters below the summit, with a depth of 60 meters of the lake.Sometimes - sometimes it ejects dust mountain crater up to thesettlements around. At last erupted in 2001, some areas of the city of Manado, which is about 25 km from the mountain, covered with dust rain which flushed due to wind. Dust material issuedfrom the crater of this volcano-shaped lava and its height is estimated to reach 400 meters.

Being the opposite direction to Mount Lokon, has a fairly gentleslope with a height of 1311 meters. Have stunning scenery, withgreen-colored crater lake with yellow sulfur.
Mount Mahawu is one of the mountains that flank Tomohon, andon the other is Mount Lokon.