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The Bukit Barisan or the Barisan Mountains are a mountain range on the western side of Sumatra Indonesia covering nearly 1700 km (1050 mi) from the north to the south of the island. The Bukit Barisan range consists primarily of volcanoes shrouded in dense jungle cover including Sumatran tropical pine forests on the higher slopes. The highest peak of the range is Mount Kerinci at 3800 metres (12467 ft).