Actually formed by the eruption of Mount Patuha on X and XII centuries ago. Patuha, or often called by the local community jg as Mount Sepuh (Old Man), has a height of 2.434m above sea level and temperature of about 8-22 degrees Celsius. Water crater is saying a little different from other craters in West Java. Water color is bright and always changing eventually become the main attraction. Surface of the crater is generally rocky and sandy white color, so that the crater was later known as the white crater. Some researchers say that Patuha still active, so found some crater glow was still volatile. Also found near this place a 5-meter deep cave once used as the sulfur mine. No wonder if some steamy crater suddenly a lot, and visitors found to cough due to inhaling air that smelled of sulfur is very sharp. As sources disclosed above, various types of flora and fauna enriched existence of these resorts. Several types of flora include Cantigi, Lemo (supposedly smells like mace oil and can be used to drive the snake), Vaccinium (plants typical of the living area of the crater), and Eidelweis growing on top of the mountain. While the types of fauna that often arise include eagles, monkeys, deer, wild boar, panther and leopard. In ancient times, people consider this area that haunted the region because many birds died on the spot through this crater. He said again in this place is a royal dwelling place of spirits and the spirits of the ancestors. Then denied even this belief, when in 1837 a Dutch scientist Dr German. Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn doing research and found that awesomeness was not caused by a burst of lava sulfur smell was overpowering. But when the discovery of the fact that the community was not interested in making this place as a tourist attraction. PT Perhutani develop new after 1987, whites made a crater area attractions in west Java. Sulfur / sulfur is a result of mineral-colored volcanic processes tend to yellow or blackish. The nature of sulfur, among others, are not soluble in water and soluble in petroleum, kerosene, heat and electricity is bad. when the fire burned blue and generating SO2 gas that smells foul. Sulfur is widely used in fertilizer industry, paper, paint, plastics, synthetic materials, refined oil, rubber, sugar, batteries, chemicals, explosives, petenunan, film and photography, metal and steel. In Indonesia has been known to 6 provinces that have the potential sulfur with total reserves of around 5.4 million. For sublimation type, as long as the volcano is still active then this type of sulfur can be produced, so that resources sulfur sublimation is not considered limited. Back to the crater and white, to where it is not difficult. The location of the white crater can be reached through travel as far as 46 km or 2.5 hours south of Bandung. From the entrance, there are still about 5km to go. Along the way we can see tropical rain forests and Eucalyptus. Home from white crater can you went to Situ patengan or camping to Ranca Upas, which is also the breeding of deer, and do not forget to stop at the strawberry farm in the area Rancabali. There you can pick their own fruit to take home.
