Key facts
- Elevation
- 1,518 m (4,980 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,324 m (4,344 ft)
- Listing
- Ribu
- Mountain type
- Stratovolcano
- Last eruption
- 6050 BCE
- Easiest route
- Hike
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Mount Popa (Burmese: ပုပ္ပားတောင်, MLCTS: puppa: taung, IPA: [pòpá tàʊɰ̃]) is a dormant volcano 1518 metres (4981 feet) above sea level, and located in central Myanmar in the region of Mandalay about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Bagan (Pagan) in the Pegu Range. It can be seen from the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River as far away as 60 km (37 mi) in clear weather. Mount Popa is a pilgrimage site, with numerous Nat temples and relic sites atop the mountain.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Popa Hill” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.