Mount Kinabalu

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Mount Kinabalu is a prominent granite peak in Sabah, Malaysia, renowned as one of Southeast Asia’s tallest mountains and a major destination for climbers and nature enthusiasts.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site component
granite peak
mountain
tourist attraction
age about 10 million years
continent Asia
country Malaysia
elevation 13435 ft
4095 m
firstAscent 1851
firstAscentBy Hugh Low
local Dusun guides
geology granite
hasClimbingRoute Mesilau route
Summit Trail
Timpohon–Low’s Peak route
hasEcosystem alpine shrubland
montane forest
subalpine meadow
hasFlora Nepenthes rajah
Rafflesia keithii
cloud forest
hasViaFerrata Low’s Peak Circuit
Walk the Torq
hazard earthquakes
isHighestPointOf Borneo
Malaysia
isOneOfTallestIn Southeast Asia
isSacredTo Kadazan-Dusun people
knownFor climbing tourism
endemic animal species
endemic plant species
high biodiversity
nature-based tourism
locatedIn Kinabalu Park
Sabah
West Coast Division, Sabah
locatedOn island of Borneo
mountainType granitic pluton
nameMeaning often interpreted as "Revered Place of the Dead"
nearestCity Kota Kinabalu
notableEvent 2015 Sabah earthquake triggered rockfalls on the mountain
partOf Crocker Range
prominence 4095 m
protectedBy Kinabalu Park
range Crocker Range
region Southeast Asia
summitName Low’s Peak
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Kinabalu Park


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