Mount Patuha is a twin

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

about 50 km to the southwest of

Bandung Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...

West Java West Java (, ) is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten and the country's capital region of Jakarta to t ...

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. It is located in the Bandung District of West Java. It is one of numerous volcanoes in this area; others in the region include Mount Malabar, Mount Wayang, and

Mount Papandayan Mount Papandayan is a complex stratovolcano, located in Garut Regency, to the southeast of the city of Bandung in West Java, Indonesia. It is about to the southwest of the town of Garut. At the summit, there are four large craters which conta ...

(placed on a warning alert in August 2011). The summit of Mt Patuha contains two

volcanic crater A volcanic crater is an approximately circular depression in the ground caused by volcanic activity. It is typically a bowl-shaped feature containing one or more vents. During volcanic eruptions, molten magma and volcanic gases rise from an ...

s 600 m apart. The northwest crater is dry but the southeast one has a greenish-white

crater lake Crater Lake ( Klamath: ) is a volcanic crater lake in south-central Oregon in the Western United States. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is a tourist attraction for its deep blue color and water clarity. T ...

called

Kawah Putih Kawah Putih ( Sundanese: ) () is a crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about south of Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Kawah Putih Lake (7.10° S 107.24° E) is one of the two craters that make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratov ...

(or white crater). There was formerly a

sulfur Sulfur ( American spelling and the preferred IUPAC name) or sulphur ( Commonwealth spelling) is a chemical element; it has symbol S and atomic number 16. It is abundant, multivalent and nonmetallic. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms ...

mine at Kawah Putih although production has now ceased. No detailed history of eruptions is known for Mount Patuha. There are also potential sites for geothermal power near Mt Patuha which are being considered for development as sites for generation plants to feed the national electricity grid. State-owned geothermal power producer PT Geo Dipa Energi has been involved in recent plans to invest in a project in the Mt Patuha area.

Kawah Putih

This crater contains a striking lake. The area was opened in 1987 as a tourist spot and attracts a considerable number of visitors. There is a 5-kilometer access road from the main road (which, in turn, is the main road south from

through the town of Ciwidey). The surface of the lake changes colour from blueish green to whitish green depending on the concentration of sulphur and the weather. At full moon, fluorescent green light appears from the (lake) crater. Pre-wedding pictures are frequently taken here due to the magnificent scenery. lake (7.10° S 107.24° E) is one of the two craters which make up Mount Patuha, an andesitic stratovolcano (a "composite" volcano). Mt Patuha is one of numerous volcanoes in Java.

crater lake itself represents a relatively stable volcanic system with no records of significant activity since around 1600.

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Kawah Putih

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