Irau (Malaysia)
IRAU
Gunung Irau is the highest peak in the popular Cameron Highlands, a plateau developed in the 1930s and named after Scottish geologist William Cameron who first surveyed the area in 1885.
Ulu Sepat
Facts Elevation: 2,161 m (7,090 ft) Prominence: 775 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Kelantan and Perak Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Hulu Sepat Bagging It! This mountain is rather remote and is located in Hutan Belum. Orang Asli villages are common
Chamah
Facts Elevation: 2,171 m (7,123 ft) Prominence: 1,041 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Kelantan Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Bagging It! From the trailhead at Pos Simpoh (820m) to Kampung Rekom (910m, an Orang Asli village) takes 4 hours, a further one
Telapak Buruk
Facts Elevation: 1,193 m (3,914 ft) Prominence: 790 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Negeri Sembilan Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Also spelt ‘Telapak Burok’. Bagging It! The curiously-named Gunung Telapak Buruk, meaning Rotten Palms or Bad Palms Mountain (either hand palms or the soles
Yong Yap
Facts Elevation: 2,168 m (7,113 ft) Prominence: 638 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Kelantan and Perak Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Photos Bagging It! Gunung Yong Yap is considered to be one of the tougher treks in Peninsular Malaysia, with
Benum
Facts Bagging It! Gunung Benum is a huge mountain massif all of its own, quite separate from other ranges. Despite only being around 3 hours from Kuala Lumpur, Benum doesn’t see as many hikers as might be expected. It can be hiked from Lata Berembun (Sungai Klau near Raub) in 2/3 days or Ulu Cheka
Rajah
Facts Elevation: 1,685 m (5,528 ft) Prominence: 525 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Selangor and Pahang Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth kml Rating: Other names: none. Bagging It! Gunung Rajah is part of the same section of the Titiwangsa mountains – or Main Range –
Mantapok
Facts Elevation: 1,581 m (5,187 ft) Prominence: 701 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sabah (Malaysia) Division: Bahagian Pantai Barat Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Photos Bagging It! Gunung Mantapok is one of Sabah’s finest and most memorable mountain treks. It is located very close to a higher peak, Gunung Monkobo, which does not yet
Bukit Kutu
Facts Elevation: 1,070 m (3,510 ft) Prominence: 302 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Selangor Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Formerly known as ‘Treacher Hill’. Photos Bagging It! Bukit Kutu is one of the most popular hikes near Kuala Lumpur and used to be a
Bukit Larut (Gunung Hijau)
Facts Elevation: 1,448 m (4,751 ft) Prominence: 892 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Perak Range: Banjaran Bintang Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Formerly known as ‘Maxwell Hill’. Photos Bagging It! Bukit Larut – or Maxwell Hill, as it was originally known – was founded by the British as a hill
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