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Mount Kinabalu (Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu, Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 metres (13,435 ft), it is the third-highest peak of an island on Earth, the 28th highest peak in Southeast Asia , and 20th most prominent mountain in the world.
Mount Kinabalu, one of the highest mountains in Southeast Asia, is a part of this mountain range. In 2014, the range was recognised as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, becoming the second Malaysian site to be so designated, after Chini Lake in the state of Pahang on the peninsular side. [12] [13] [14]
List of mountains in Malaysia; Rank Name Range State Height (m) Height (ft) Remarks 1 Mount Kinabalu: Crocker Mountains: Sabah: 4,095.2 13,435.7 Fourth highest peak in Southeast Asia. Highest peak in Malaysia and Borneo. 20th most prominent peak in the world. Unique endemic plants and animals. With nice weather, view includes the TAR Marine ...
Peak Country Elevation Prominence Col 1 Mount Kinabalu Malaysia 4,095 m 13,435 ft 4,095 m 13,435 ft 0 2 Mount Mulu Malaysia 2,376 m 7,795 ft 2,024 m 6,640 ft 352 3 Bukit Raya Indonesia 2,300 m 7,500 ft 2,018 m 6,621 ft 282 4 Mount Murud Malaysia 2,423 m 7,949 ft 1,967 m 6,453 ft 456 5 Mount Trusmadi
Kinabalu Park (Malay: Taman Kinabalu), established as one of the first national parks of Malaysia in 1964, is Malaysia's first World Heritage Site designated by UNESCO in December 2000 for its "outstanding universal values" and the role as one of the most important biological sites in the world with more than 4,500 species of flora and fauna, including 326 bird and around 100 mammal species ...
It houses Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia. These mountains are heavily forested, and mainly composed of granite. The range is the origin of some of Peninsular Malaysia's river systems. [20] To the east of this range is the Bintang Range. [1] The highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia is Mount Tahan, located on the Tahan ...
One of the two main summit routes of Mount Kinabalu starts at the Mesilou Nature Resort and is called the Mesilou Trail. The Mesilou Trail meets the old Kinabalu Summit Trail just above Layang-Layang ( Dusun for Place of Swallows ), which is situated at approximately 2,700 m (8,858 ft).
The extreme points of Malaysia include the coordinates that are further north, south, east or west than any other location in Malaysia; and the highest and the lowest altitudes in the country. The latitude and longitude are expressed in decimal degree notation , in which a positive latitude value refers to the northern hemisphere, and a ...