Mount Agung

Mount Agung is an active stratovolcano in Karangasem Regency on the island of Bali, Indonesia, southeast of Mount Batur, and at 3,031 meters it is the highest point on Bali. Seen from a distance the mountain appears almost perfectly conical, and from its summit, clouds permitting, Mount Rinjani is visible across the strait on the island of Lombok. Part of the Sunda Arc volcanic system, Agung last erupted through an eruptive period from 2017 to 2019, and its mass creates a rain shadow that divides Bali into a drier north and a wetter south. The mountain is sacred in Balinese culture and holds Pura Besakih, the island's most important temple, on its slopes.