Gunung Tapis
TAPIS
The starting point for Gunung Tapis is less than an hour from the city of Kuantan, in the pleasant tourism-friendly town of Sungai Lembing, home to one of the world’s largest underground tin mines.
Kurang Tinggi
Gunung Bintang
BINTANG
Gunung Bintang (‘star mountain’) is the highest peak in Kedah and is part of a very large mountain range stretching north all the way from Gunung Bubu south of Taiping. It is one of only 4 Ultra-prominent peaks in West Malaysia and is home to an impressive range of animals.
Gunung Kalulong
Facts Elevation: 1,600 m (5,249 ft) Prominence: 1,149 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Region: Sarawak Division: Bahagian Miri Coordinates: 3.2200, 114.6708 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69155 Bagging It! Very little is known about Gunung/Gunong or Bukit Kalulong, although it has been climbed at least a couple of times by scientific researchers. Apparently in 1932 the then Curator
Gunung Murud Kecil
Facts Elevation: 1,626 m (5,335 ft) Prominence: 1,020 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Region: Sarawak Division: Bahagian Miri Coordinates: 3.3342, 115.1367 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69212 Bagging It! Despite the name meaning ‘small Murud’, Murud Kecil is not especially close to the much taller Gunung Murud. It has been climbed at least on a handful of occasions
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Gunung Monkobo
Facts Elevation: 1,830 m (6,004 ft) Prominence: 1,303 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Region: Sabah Division: Bahagian Sandakan Coordinates: 5.8200, 116.9550 Rating: World Ribus ID: 69117 Photos Bagging It! Not much is known about Gunung Monkobo at present and it does not appear to be hiked regularly. In 2022, it was confirmed by local villagers that there
Gunung Sabampolulu
GUNUNG SABAMPOLULU
This beautiful mountain is the highest point of Kabaena island and is probably the second-most popular hike in the province of Southeast Sulawesi. It takes a long time to get to from major cities but has some of the nicest scenery in all of Sulawesi.
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Gunung Karang
KARANG
After Gunung Halimun which borders West Java, Gunung Karang is the highest peak in Banten. There are two separate trails on the mountain both of which can be done as half-day hikes. The first leads to the forested summit with a mosque on top, and the second leads to a rarely-visited crater area.
Gunung Penanggungan
PENANGGUNGAN
Penanggungan is a particularly revered mountain and has many ancient Hindu temple sites on its slopes – as many as eighty according to Dutch archaeological investigations conducted in the 1930s which were begun after a forest fire uncovered some of the ruins.
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Gunung Muria – Puncak Songolikur
MURIA
Muria is actually a mountain range with different peaks, of which Songolikur is the highest. Despite the spectacular views of the Central Java mountains and northern coastline from the summit, and the shortness of the hike itself, relatively few hikers come from afar specifically in order to climb it.
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Núi Chúa
Facts Elevation: 1,039 m (3,409 ft) Prominence: 1,012 m Ribu category: Kurang Tinggi Region: Southern Vietnam Coordinates: 11.7325, 109.1283 Rating: World Ribus ID: 68720 Bagging It! The highest peak of Núi Chúa National Park in Ninh Thuận Province. Definitely hiked on occasion but not especially popular. Good views from the grassy summit area. Local hikers seem to