Kawah Putih Lake, Bandung

Kawah Putih Lake, Bandung

Kawah Putih lake at the top Ciwidey Patuha the local people also called Mount Sepuh. Kawah Putih lake located in District Patuha Ciwidey, Bandung regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. Located approximately 46 kilometers to the south from downtown Bandung. In addition to Kawah Putih, the mountain has a height of 2434 meters above sea level and the temperature between 8-12 degrees Celsius is also currently in the western crater. Both craters are formed by the eruption of Mount Patuha in the 10th century and into the 12th. Kawah Putih is located at an altitude of 2194 above sea level.

The beauty of Kawah Putih Lake  discovered in 1837 by Dutch botanist named Dr. German breed. Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn. Previously, the community surrounding the peaks considered haunted and full of mystery, so that no one would dare come

Long after that discovery, namely in 1983, Perhutani Unit III West Java and Banten new Kawah Putih lakes make the area as a tourist attraction open to the public.

There are many features in the region, one of which visitors can enjoy a variety of unique Kawah Putih lake. Besides the beauty of the natural surroundings of natural beauty, visitors can also see the steam directly out of the rock whereon, gurgle of water in the middle of the crater, and the sulfur smell is not too overpowering.

Kawah Putih Ciwidey

Visitors can enjoy the beauty of Kawah Putih Lake while walking leisurely around the lake or while sitting in shelters that exist in the region. Visitors will see various types of rare flora, such as Eldelweis flowers, plants Cantiqi fragrant, nutritious plants that can repel Lemo venomous animals and plants Vaccinium as vegetation typical crater. In addition to various types of flora, in this region there are also many types of animals, such as eagles, monkeys, deer, wild pigs, panthers, and leopards.

Visitors can also see the crater a change of color. Sometimes the apple green and bluish. When the blazing sun and fine weather, the color changed to brown. Nevertheless, the color white is the dominant color of the water crater. The dominance of the white color is also seen in the color of sand and rocks that are all around the lake.