Barisan Mountains

The Barisan Mountains rise through the interior of Sumatra, with the great cone of Kerinci overlooking the surrounding valleys. Kerinci is the island's highest mountain and one of its active volcanoes, crowned by a deep crater. Nearby Mount Tujuh holds a lake within a caldera surrounded by peaks. Forest covers the slopes below these heights, and rivers descend from the range towards the lowlands of Jambi and the western coast.