mountkinabalu

Jump to navigationJump to searchMount KinabaluMtKinabalu view from kundasan.jpgMount KinabaluHighest pointElevation 4,095 m (13,435 ft)Prominence 4,095 m (13,435 ft) Ranked 20thIsolation 2,538 kilometres (1,577 mi)Listing Country high pointUltraSpesial (Ribu)Coordinates 6°5′N 116°33′ECoordinates: 6°5′N 116°33′E NamingNative name Gunung KinabaluGeographyMount Kinabalu is located in MalaysiaMount KinabaluMount KinabaluMap showing location of Mount Kinabalu within Malaysia.Location West Coast Division, Sabah, MalaysiaParent range Crocker RangeClimbingFirst ascent March 1851Hugh Low (summit plateau)1888John Whitehead (highest peak)Easiest route HikingMount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a mountain located at the West Coast Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is protected as Kinabalu Park, a World Heritage Site. Kinabalu is the highest peak in Borneo's Crocker Range and is the highest mountain in the Malay Archipelago as well as the highest mountain in Malaysia.[note 1] Mount Kinabalu is also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence.[1]In 1997, a re-survey using satellite technology established its summit (known as Low's Peak) height at 4,095 metres (13,435 ft) above sea level, which is some 6 metres (20 ft) less than the previously thought and hitherto published figure of 4,101 metres (13,455 ft).[2]Mount Kinabalu includes the Kinabalu montane alpine meadows ecoregion in the montane grasslands and shrublands biome. The mountain and its surroundings are among the most important biological sites in the world, with between 5,000 and 6,000 species of plants, 326 species of birds, and more than 100 mammalian species identified. Among this rich collection of wildlife are famous species such as the gigantic Rafflesia plants and orangutans. Mount Kinabalu has been accorded UNESCO World Heritage status.[3][4][5]Low's Peak can be climbed by a person in good physical condition and there is no need for mountaineering equipment at any point on the main route, but climbers must