White crater

White crater

Size 25 ha, RPH Patuha, BKPH Ciwidey, KPH Bandung Selatan, Village Nature Endah, Kecam, atan Pasir Jambu, Bandung regency.

This place is situated at an altitude of 2434 m above sea level, generally sloping field configuration to hilly. Temperatures around 8 to 22 0 C. existing water sources depending on the rains. Humidity 90%, while the annual rainfall was recorded between 3743 to 4043 mm / year.

Potential Areas

Ecotourism is a daily tour has a landscape of natural forests and volcanic craters. Daily tours that can be done is a cross-country and hiking gununng.
 
Plants found on this ecotourism is: alang - alang, saliara, kingkilaban, kirinyuh, flower, eucalyptus, pine and Rasamala.
 
Animals found in this ecotourism is: sanca, owls, Surili, tigers, wolves.

Tourism Potential

Mount Patuha Ciwidey community regarded as the oldest mountains. However Patuha town said to have originated from the Old Man (elderly), so that local people often call you by Mountain Sepuh. Lebioh than a century ago, the peak of Mount Patuha Anker considered by the local community so that no one dared set foot. Therefore, the existence and beauty at that time could not be known.
 
On the basis of some information, Mount Patuha had erupted in the tenth century, causing a crater (crater) is dried on the top of the west. Then the XII century on his left craters broke out too, which then forms a beautiful lake.
 
Year 1837, a Dutch Peranakan German named Dr. Junghuhn Franz Wilhelm (1809-1864) traveled to South Bandung area. When he reached the area, Junghuhn felt very quiet atmosphere and quiet, not a beast across the region. He then asked about this to the local community, and by the public; Patuha Mountain region is haunted because it is where the spirits of the ancestors bersemayamnya and is the center of the kingdom of the jinn. Therefore if there is bold impudent bird flying over the area, will fall and die. However, one Dutch person does not really believe this will be greeting the public. He then continued his journey through the jungle on the mountain was to prove the actual incident occurred in the region. But before it reached the top of the mountain, watching stunned Junghuhn natural charm so beautiful in front of him, where lay a fairly large lake with a greenish white water. From the lake of lava burst out and the smell of sulfur nose piercing. And why terjawablah had the birds would not fly across the region.
 
From this beginning the establishment of the White crater sulfur plant called in the Dutch: White Zwavel Ontgining crater. In the Japanese era, this factory efforts continued with the title The White Crater kenzanka Ciwidey Yokoya, and directly under military supervision.
 
The story and the mystery of the White crater continued to grow from one generation to the next generation of society. Until now they still believe that the crater is a gathering place for the White spirits of the ancestors. Even according to Karna kuncen current Abah ± 105 years old and resides in Kampung Pasir Hoe, Village Sugih Mukti; in white crater are the graves of ancestors, among them: Keep Satru Grandmother, Grandmother Rangsa Sadana, Grandmother Head, Ngabai Grandmother, Grandmother Barabak, Grandmother and Grandmother Jambrong basin. One of the top of Mount Patuha, Peak Kapok, believed to be the meeting place of the ancestors, led by Jaga Satru Grandmother. In this place people occasionally see (magically) a set of white fluffy sheep (sheep lukutan) is believed to be the embodiment of the ancestors.
 
Natural landscape around the White Crater quite beautiful with the lake water greenish white, in contrast with the white limestone around the lake. In the north of the lake stood upright limestone cliffs gray moss and various other plants.
 
Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn now long gone, but the inventor known as the White crater still graceful charm to this day.
 
Perum Perhutani develop WW White crater since 1991.
 
Facilities

Facility located at WW White crater among Mosque, public toilets, building information center, a mini zoo area, where children play, trade stalls.
 
Accessibility

The situation is generally good roads and paved so that vehicles can be achieved with two or four wheels. Bandung mileage of 47 km