{{Short description| Highest stratovolcano in the island of Sumatra }} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Dempo | other_name = ''Gunung Dempo'' | image = Gunung dempo (cropped).jpg | image_caption = Mount Dempo in 2018 | elevation_m = 3142 | elevation_ref = <ref name=gvp>{{cite gvp|vn=261230|title=Dempo|accessdate=2006-12-28}}</ref><ref name="peaklist">[http://peaklist.org/WWlists/ultras/indonesia.html "Mountains of the Indonesian Archipelago"] Peaklist.org gives an elevation of 3,159 m and a prominence of 2,446 m for Mount Dempo. Retrieved 2012-02-06.</ref> | prominence_m = 2450 | prominence_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/><ref name="peakbagger">[http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=12974 "Dempo, Indonesia"] Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2012-02-06.</ref> | range = Bukit Barisan | listing = Ultra<br />Ribu | location = Sumatra, Indonesia | map = Indonesia Sumatra#Indonesia | range_coordinates = | map_size = 260 | label_position = left | coordinates = {{coord|4|00|57|S|103|07|42|E|type:mountain_region:ID_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = <ref name="peaklist"/> | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | volcanic_arc = Sunda Arc | last_eruption = 21 August 2023 | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}
'''Mount Dempo''' is the highest stratovolcano in South Sumatra province that rises above Pasumah Plain near Pagar Alam and adjacent with Bengkulu Province. Seven craters are found around the summit. A {{Convert|400|m||adj=on}} wide lake is found at the north-west end of the crater complex.<ref name=gvp/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaindonesia.com/mediatravelista/index.php/read/2012/4/24/3825/2/media_travelista_headline |title=Semuanya Terbayar saat Tiba di Puncak Gunung Dempo |date=April 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120909081334/http://www.mediaindonesia.com/mediatravelista/index.php/read/2012/4/24/3825/2/media_travelista_headline |archivedate=September 9, 2012 }}</ref>
Historical activity has been confined to being small-to-moderate explosive activity that produced ashfall near the volcano.<ref name=gvp/>
Recent activity includes: * A phreatic eruption on January 1, 2009. * July 19, 2023 Steam and ash plume rose 1.3 km above the summit. * August 21, 2023 at 1:54 AM (GMT+7), a small phreatic explosion occurred causing small pyroclastic flows to ride down the northwest slope a few hundred meters downward, resulting to no injuries nor any damage to the surrounding landscape other than the volcano itself, lasting no more than 239s/3m59s. * April 7, 2026 01:37 A phreatic eruption lasted nearly three minutes.
The Royal Rotterdam Lloyd Dutch shipping company named and operated a fine passenger liner named 'Dempo' from 1931 to 1944 between Europe and South Asia.
== See also == {{portal|Indonesia}} * List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago * List of volcanoes in Indonesia
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * [https://www.mountain-forecast.com/peaks/Mount-Dempo/forecasts/3159 Mount Dempo on Mountain-Forecast.com] {{Commons category|Mount Dempo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dempo}} Category:Volcanoes of Sumatra Category:Active volcanoes Category:Stratovolcanoes of Indonesia Category:Mountains of Sumatra Category:Landforms of South Sumatra Category:Holocene stratovolcanoes
{{SSumatra-geo-stub}} Category:Musi basin Category:Manna basin Category:Ultra-prominent peaks of Asia