Is Mount Popo a Mountain Range?

Mount Popo: A Volcano, Not a Range

Mount Popo is an old local name for Mount Merbabu (3,145 m / 10,318 ft), a dormant stratovolcano in Central Java, Indonesia. It is a single mountain, not a mountain range.

Clarification

• Merbabu means "Mountain of Ash" (Javanese). "Popo" is an archaic/colloquial variant.
• It sits adjacent to the highly active Mount Merapi (2,930 m) – they form a striking twin-volcano pair.
• The surrounding area is part of the Merbabu National Park (est. 2004).

Merbabu vs. Merapi

Trekkers often climb Merbabu (2–3 days) for sunrise views over Merapi and the Central Java plain.