Mount Slamet (Indonesian: Gunung Slamet, "Salvation Mountain" or "Mountain of Health") is an active stratovolcano that summits in the Pemalang Regency of Central Java, Indonesia.
Mount Slamet is a location with the coldest average temperature on the island of Java and one of the areas with the highest annual rainfall in Indonesia, namely 8,134.00 millimeters (mm) per year.
[1] Mount Slamet erupted again Wednesday, September 18, 2014 after four years of remaining quiet.
The volcano, dormant since 2009, began erupting again in late August 2014 prompting authorities to raise alert levels in the area.
[4] While the eruption was not considered to be a large one, a nearby forest was razed and authorities blocked off a 2.5 mile radius in case of increased activity.