Gle Raja the King Mountain of Aceh

Soaring high into the sky in the mountains . The mountain is worthy of the name of Ge Raja , since fairly large and is like a king who was surrounded by soldiers. Gle Raja perched above an altitude of 1658 meters above sea level with the charm of a different nature than in the mountains of Aceh . For the name attached to it , Gle has a meaning as Raja Raja Mountain towering over the coast Krueng Raya , Aceh Besar , Banda Aceh , Lhong , and lamno Aceh Besar , Aceh Jaya . This mountain is an area that many common karst caves and underground rivers also become a supplier of the availability of ground water that is needed by the area beneath it .

For nature lovers , set foot to the summit of this mountain is a challenge and incomparable pleasure . Students are Lovers of Nature and Environment ( METALLIC ) Faculty of Economics Unsyiah hold for the umpteenth time exploring expedition challenging terrain presented Gle Raja headed to the peak . Nine personnel , the expedition team managed to arrive at the peak of the Gle Raja All 9 are located at coordinates N05 ° 22'30 , 8 " E095 ° 19'56 , 4 " with a height of 1658 meters above sea level .

Expedition team start climbing out of the door last jungle village of Lam Ara Tunong , Kuta Malaka subdistrict , Aceh Besar . The expedition lasted for nine days starting October 26 until 3 November 2013 .
The expedition team through a variety of terrain from tropical wet forest , mossy forest , shrub forest , up to the stoning area rock ( karst ) with rock category razor ( razor stone ) . Path taken in this expedition is quite difficult in addition to passing the rock crevices of rock , the team also had to pass through the gaps wells ( vertical cave entrance ) and climb the cliff rock ( karst ) .

The team found the triangulation pillar ( mountain peak marker ) Dutch colonial T.3330 glow on the rock in one piece . The results of the team's observations , the pillars made ​​the Netherlands in 1938 is led by Endo Marsose originating from Medan . The data obtained by the team from the body pillar .

Gle Raja has the most late triangulation pillar created by the Dutch . According to data from the Dutch colonial triangulation pillar in the mountains of Aceh that was collected was made between 1931 to 1933.