Top 7 Highest Mountains in Malaysia

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  1. Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun: Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu) is the very best mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of 4,095 meters. It is one of the highest mountains in Malaysia, and also in the world. The mountain is located in Ranau District, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is covered as Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site.


    The mountain and its environment are the various maximum essential organic sites withinside the international, with between 5,000 and 6,000 species of plant life, 326 species of birds, and extra than a hundred mammalian species identified. Among this wealthy series of flora and fauna are well-known species inclusive of the colossal Rafflesia plant life and orangutans. Mount Kinabalu has been accorded UNESCO World Heritage status.


    Sabah Parks offers a summit-mountaineering that allows the best to climbers live at mountain huts. Due to the restrained range of beds on the mountain huts, human beings are restrained to climb Mount Kinabalu in step with day. Climbers must always obey guides who are approved by the park's regulations.


    Height: 4,095 meters

    Location: Ranau district, West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia

    Photo: Yong.vn
    Photo: Yong.vn
    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Wikipedia

  2. Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi (Malay: Gunung Trusmadi) is a mountain placed withinside the Interior Department of Sabah, Malaysia. It is taken into consideration as the second-highest mountain in Sabah and Malaysia with an elevation of 2,642 meters. Located simply 70 kilometers southeast of Kota Kinabalu city, mountaineering fans searching out a brand new tough climb can have a good time as Mount Trusmadi might be the proper region to explore. The surrounding place is bordered with the aid of using 4 districts in Sabah - north of Ranau, west of Tambunan, south of Keningau, and east of Sook.


    The panoramic view of Mount Kinabalu and its environment will leave you speechless as you ascend to the pinnacle at dawn! Mount Trus Madi has been declared a Level 1 Forest Reserve and the vegetation located at Mount Trus Madi is endemic to the place - making it unique, similar to Mount Kinabalu.


    Height: 2,642 meters

    Location: Sabah, Malaysia

    Photo: KimKim
    Photo: KimKim
    Photo: Espholetta
    Photo: Espholetta
  3. Mount Tambuyukon or Tamboyukon (Malay: Gunung Tambuyukon) is a mountain located on the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is taken into consideration the third-highest mountain in Malaysia with a top of 2,579 meters, mendacity north of the best Mount Kinabalu.


    Mount Tambuyukon is located in the center of Kinabalu Park. Being remote with confined accessibility, this place is to be explored extensively. Located one after the other however adjoining the majestic Mount Kinabalu makes this place an exciting and distinct studies site. Attractive studies fields encompass numerous elements of biology, phytochemistry, geology, hydrology, socio-financial system, and eco-tourism potential.


    Ascent path to the pinnacle of Mount Tambuyukon gives an exciting experience because the path crosses a big altitude range, beginning from the lowland of approximately two hundred meters and leading to a mountain elevation of greater than 2,500 meters above sea level. This ascent music additionally cuts throughout diverse styles of rocks and soils along with the ultra-basic, giving a sizable form of biodiversity that might be located alongside the way.


    Height: 2,579 meters

    Location: Sabah, Malaysia

    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Sabah Tourism Board
    Photo: Sabah Tourism Board
  4. Mount Murud or Muru (Malay: Gunung Murud) is a sandstone mountain located in Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. At 2,424 meters, it's miles from the very best mountain in Sarawak and one of the highest mountains in Malaysia. Located on the boundary among Miri and Limbang Division, withinside the Kelabit Highlands. It is a white-yellowish sandstone mountain, fashioned at some stage in the Miocene Epoch, extending for four km long, going for walks withinside the ENE-WSW direction. Mount Murud has maximum points, with one factor better than the alternative with the aid of using the best 15 m.


    The first successful ascent of Mount Murud turned into with the aid of a Swedish zoologist who turned into additionally a curator of Sarawak State Museum, Eric Mjöberg in October 1922. He spent six days on the summit of the mountain and gathered diverse animal and plant species. There are predominant routes up the mountain, and despite the fact that attending to both trailheads is pretty hard, there are ordinary flights from Miri to the highland cities of Bario (from time to time misspelled Bareo) and through Lawas to Ba’kelalan (from time to time misspelled Bakalalan). Despite its tremendous height, the mountain isn't always climbed frequently and, without neighborhood contacts, arranging publications may be hard and time-consuming (specifically for solo travelers) except you need to pay a top rate with the aid of reserving a costly excursion online in advance.


    Height: 2,424 meters

    Location: Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Photo: Gunung Bagging
    Photo: Gunung Bagging
    Photo: Marie France Asia
    Photo: Marie France Asia
  5. One of the highest mountains in Malaysia is Mount Mulu. Mount Mulu (Malay: Gunung Mulu) is a sandstone and shale mountain. At 2,376 meters, it's miles the second maximum mountain withinside the kingdom of Sarawak, after Mount Murud. It is positioned withinside the obstacles of Gunung Mulu National Park, which is called after it.


    Mulu's limestone karst and remote mountain peaks are home to many specific and endangered plant life and animals. The mountain has organic structures ranging from lowland dipterocarp wooded areas to montane vegetation. The mountain is super for its pitcher plant diversity. Five species had been recorded from Mount Mulu: Nepenthes hurrelliana, Nepenthes lowii, Nepenthes muluensis, Nepenthes tentaculata, and Nepenthes vogelii.


    The first a hit summit climb turned into made with the aid of using Tama Nilong withinside the early 1920s. He turned into a rhinoceros hunter and those creatures used to inhabit the excessive boggy lands around Mulu’s summit however at the moment are extinct from the region. The line of ascent that he found, the southwest ridge, remains the same old course utilized by humans to this day.


    Height: 2,376 meters

    Location: Sarawak, Malaysia

    Photo: Haloman.cat
    Photo: Haloman.cat
    Photo: iStock
    Photo: iStock
  6. Mount Tahan (Malay: Gunung Tahan), is the best factor in Peninsular Malaysia with an elevation of 2,187 meters above sea level. It is positioned in the Taman Negara countrywide forest, withinside the country of Pahang. The mountain is a part of the Tahan Range withinside the Tenasserim Hills and is famous for nearby climbers.


    Gunung Tahan is considered by many to be one of the most difficult treks in Peninsular Malaysia. There are 3 trails to the summit, normally cited as:

    • Kuala Tahan-Kuala Tahan
    • Merapoh-Kuala Tahan or Kuala Tahan-Merapoh
    • Merapoh-Merapoh

    The Kuala Tahan conventional path is the oldest and maximum scenic path. A go-back experience in this path commonly takes seven days. Climbers ought to trek throughout undulating ridges and make numerous river crossings earlier than sooner or later achieving the foot of the mountain to make the very last ascent. Climbers without bodily health or schooling aren't recommended to strive Gunung Tahan. The different trails are from Merapoh (Sungai Relau). The Merapoh-Merapoh path is considerably shorter than the alternative. A go-back experience at the Merapoh path takes 3–four days. A traverse from Kuala Tahan to Merapoh (or the alternative manner round) takes around five days.


    Height: 2,187 meters

    Location: Sarawak, Malaysia

    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Culture trip
    Photo: Culture trip
  7. Mount Korbu (Malay: Gunung Korbu) is a mountain in Hulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia, approximately 25 km from Ipoh. It is the best top withinside the nation of Perak, positioned in the Titiwangsa Mountains, the southernmost segment of the Tenasserim Hills.


    Mount Korbu is one of the highest mountains in Malaysia, status at 2,183 meters. An affordable stage of bodily health is needed to climb/trek Mount Korbu. It used to take a mean climber 4 days and 3 nights for a go-back trip, however, the length has been reduced briefly in recent years and a few have even made it inside 12 hours. Most climbers now make do with no manual because the path has grown to be very obvious (at a few stretches the paths are badly deteriorated because of over-trekking), but, as for different nearby mountains, there are occasional reviews of climbers getting lost. Mount Gayong (2,173 m), the fourth maximum mountain in Peninsular Malaysia, may be reached in approximately a 90-minute (one way) trek from the height of Mount Korbu.


    Height: 2,183 meters

    Location: Hulu Kinta, Perak, Malaysia

    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Wikipedia
    Photo: Smart Travel - Travel Guide Application
    Photo: Smart Travel - Travel Guide Application



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