Mount Egon, Stratovolcano in Sikka Regency, Indonesia.

Mount Egon is a stratovolcano rising to about 1700 meters on southeastern Flores Island. Its distinctive conical shape comes from layers of lava and volcanic material that built up over time.

Mount Egon erupted violently in 1925, then stayed quiet for 75 years until activity resumed in 2004. On 29 January 2004 a landslide during the eruption forced 6,000 people to evacuate. Activity on 15 April 2008 displaced thousands more, and since November 2010 quakes and fumes have kept Egon at Indonesia's highest alert level.

Locals also call the mountain Gunung Namang, a name used alongside Gunung Egon. The volcano rises above Maumere bay, and its eruptions have repeatedly forced villagers on its slopes to leave: 6,000 people evacuated after the landslide of 29 January 2004, and thousands more when activity resumed on 15 April 2008.

Egon sits in the Maumere bay area of southeastern Flores, in Sikka Regency. Because the volcano has been on Indonesia's highest alert level since late 2010, with quakes and fumes reported, check current conditions with local authorities before setting out. The 29 January 2004 eruption triggered a landslide that forced 6,000 people to evacuate, and activity on 15 April 2008 displaced thousands more.

Mount Egon is also known as Gunung Namang. After 75 years without eruptions, it became active again in 2004; a landslide during the 29 January 2004 eruption forced 6,000 people to evacuate. Quakes and fumes since November 2010 placed it among 11 Indonesian volcanoes at the highest alert level.