Facts Elevation: 2,103 m (6,900 ft) Prominence: 917 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Perak Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 5.0167, 101.4450 Rating: Bagging It! Gunung Gerah (the lowest of the ten main peaks in Peninsular Malaysia over 2,100 metres) is a remote and challenging mountain requiring serious planning and preparation. It […]
Gunung Belumut is Peninsular Malaysia’s southernmost peak over 1,000 metres and is therefore arguably the closest excellent day-hike for hikers living in Singapore. It is located in the Hutan Lipur Gunung Lumut (Mount Belumut Recreational Forest) around 30 minutes by car from the pleasant town of Kluang.
Facts Elevation: 2,161 m (7,090 ft) Prominence: 775 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Kelantan and Perak Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 5.1400, 101.4833 Rating: Other names: Hulu Sepat Bagging It! Like neighbouring Gunung Chamah, Gunung Ulu Sepat is rather remote and requires a well-planned itinerary and a larger
Facts Elevation: 2,171 m (7,123 ft) Prominence: 1,041 m Ribu category: Tinggi Sedang Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Kelantan Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 5.2275, 101.5742 Rating: World Ribus ID: 68698 Bagging It! Gunung Chamah is one of the highest and most significant mountains at the northern end of Peninsular Malaysia. It is also one
Facts Elevation: 1,193 m (3,914 ft) Prominence: 790 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Negeri Sembilan Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Coordinates: 2.8408, 102.0692 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 of one’s
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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.
Facts Elevation: 1,223 m (4,012 ft) Prominence: 903 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Perak Range: Banjaran Bintang Coordinates: 5.5117, 101.0758 Rating: Other names: Also spelt ‘Kenderung’. Photos Bagging It! Anyone who has driven along the main road near Gerik in decent weather will have noticed the excellent twin peaks of Gunung Kenderong and
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Facts Elevation: 620 m (2,034 ft) Prominence: 519 m Peak category: Spesial Region: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: Kedah Coordinates: 5.6703, 100.8939 Rating: Photos Bagging It! Not to be confused with Gunung Pulai in southern Johor near Singapore, this mountain in northern Peninsular Malaysia near the town of Baling has two separate trails to two different peaks –
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Facts Bagging It! Gunung Rajah is part of the same section of the Titiwangsa mountains – or Main Range – as Genting Highland’s Ulu Kali and the fascinating old hill station of Bukit Kutu near Kuala Kubu Bharu. Yet it is considerably more remote than either of them and is probably the remotest mountaintop within
Facts Bagging It! Like the higher yet less prominent Bukit Unyang, Bukit Lagong is a vital forest corridor between the Titiwangsa Range and the Klang Valley. It’s very much on the edge of Kuala Lumpur and could be regarded as the city’s highest hill. There are numerous trails on its slopes and it makes a
