Mount Salak is located in Bogor and Sukabumi border is now the talk of many Aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 after falling in the region on Wednesday (09/05/2012) then. This Mount Salak turned out to save a million mystery in it.
At first many thought that the name comes from the Salak barked trees, but it was barking coming from the Sanskrit word ' Salaka ' which means silver. This mountain has several peaks, the highest peak of Salak I called with a height of 2211 m above sea level, then Salak II peak height and peak 2180 m above sea level as high as 1926 m asl Sumbul.
By the surrounding communities, Mount Salak is considered sacred because it is believed to be the last place of King Siliwangi, founder of the Kingdom Padjajaran. There is a mention that Mount Salak is the location where the marriage between Humans and Devil. So, no wonder if down the road to the summit, there are several sites of worship to the shrine is believed to be a grandparent tomb of Mount Salak.
Another mystery that surrounds Mount Salak is never heard any stories of the cave that contains a dozen statues of gold in various sizes. But, until now there has never been found empirical evidence of the researcher.
According to local residents, a variety of mythical stories often occur on Mount Salak. The myths surrounding the Mount Salak hereditary descent is told in the surrounding residents.
" Especially in the crater of the Queen of the rather delicate subject. Poison that emerged from the crater is very dangerous if inhaled and is known as the area that 'forbidden to traverse, " said Pardi and Ojey, residents around Mount Salak.
" Since it is very dangerous, there is no aircraft that dared to pass perpendicularly through the area because it could lead to catastrophe ", he was added. Also in some parts of the slopes of avalanches often occur which can endanger the climbers. Canyons in the area of Mount Salak fairly steep and in the depth range 100 to 400 meters.