Wilderness Volcano

The Wilderness Volcano is a large volcano, situated in the centre of the Wilderness. According to Mandrith, the volcano was formed as a scar on the land of Gielinor, as it was the site where the very first murder took place. The volcano's crater is now home to many monsters, consisting of Ankous, Skeletons, Hellhounds, Greater demons and Lesser demons.

The Volcano


The fastest way to access the crater is through the use of a Games necklace teleport, or to take a Canoe to the wilderness pond, then use one of the northen entrances. The crater is a short distance away from Clan Wars and Stealing Creation, so is often used as a waypoint when travelling to these locations. There is a travelling banker located near the south-eastern entrance to the crater.

For F2P players, use the Earth altar teleport, and run up to the Wilderness, then use the south-eastern entrance. For players who do not have 50 Runecrafting, it is best to use the Varrock Teleport spell, run up to the Wilderness, then use the south-eastern entrance.

The crater is useful for Slayer tasks, or to kill hellhounds to obtain Level 3 clue scrolls. Be warned however, as Revenants are able to access the crater. It is possible to safespot some monsters by using the various obstacles scattered around the crater, however, this is not recommended.

Edmond the capes salesman can be found to the northwest of the crater, but may sometimes wander inside the crater.

History
The volcano was originaly used as the location of the Bounty Hunter minigame, and as such was named Bounty Hunter Volcano. Mandrith, who was located near the banker at the south eastern entrance was the custodian of the crater. He would provide information on the minigame for newer players, and would also discuss the history of the volcano. The volcano was originally divided into three craters, each with its own entrance. The craters were designated for low, medium and high level players. All three entrances were located near Mandrith.

Outside the entrances also featured two large scoreboards, one featuring the highscores for Bounty Hunter, and the other for Bounty Hunter Rogues.

Closure
Eventually, with the release of Bounty Hunter Worlds, the crater become redundant as the new Bounty Hunter was to take place over the entire wilderness. According to Mandrith, during this time, the volcano had erupted, which is why his tribe saw fit to close it for the time being. He claimed once things had settled down, they would rebuild the craters for a new purpose.

Reopening
Eventually, the crater opened again on 16 June 2009. The eruption would appear to have carved three new entrances into each edge of the volcano, and attracted several types of monsters. This also resulted in Mandrith leaving his post as custodian of the volcano, in favour of attending to the new Bounty Hunter Worlds.

Trivia

 * This is the only place where free players can kill Hellhounds.
 * All of the monsters in this volcano are Zamorakians.
 * Oddly enough, there is no music playing in the volcano. This was fixed on 22th June 2009 when JaGex added the song "Eruption" to the volcano