Tandikat is a

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 ...

West Sumatra West Sumatra () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. West Sumatra borders the Indian Ocean to the west, as well as the provinces of ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. Its elevation is 2,438 m (7,999 ft). It is a twin volcano with

Mount Singgalang Mount Singgalang (Gunung Singgalang in Indonesian) is a volcano in West Sumatra, Indonesia, about 10 km to the southwest of the town of Bukittinggi. Its elevation is 2,877 m (9,439 ft). It is a twin volcano with Mount Tandikat, which is ...

, which is located to the north-north-east of Tandikat. However, only Tandikat has had historical volcanic activity. The city of

Padang Panjang Padang Panjang (sometimes written as Padangpanjang, and spelt as Padang Pandjang in the Dutch East Indies era, , Jawi: ), is a city located at in the highlands of West Sumatra, around 80 Km inland from the provincial capital Padang. It sits on ...

is located at the foot of the mountain.

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Indonesian Directorate of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation entry
Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia Subduction volcanoes Active volcanoes of Indonesia Volcanoes of Sumatra Mountains of Sumatra Landforms of West Sumatra Holocene stratovolcanoes Mangau basin Anai basin {{WSumatra-geo-stub

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