Mount Murud
| Mount Murud | |
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Vegetation near the summit of Mount Murud
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,423 m (7,949 ft) |
| Listing |
Ultra Spesial Ribu |
| Coordinates | 3°55′N 115°20′E / 3.917°N 115.333°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Parent range | Kelabit Highlands |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1922 by Eric Mjöberg |
Mount Murud or Muru (Malay: Gunung Murud) is a sandstone mountain located in Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia At 2,423 m (7,946 ft), it is the highest mountain in Sarawak.
The tropical pitcher plant species Nepenthes murudensis is named after the mountain and is thought to be endemic to its summit area. Also Murud black slender toad Ansonia vidua is only known from this mountain.
Mount Murud is included within Pulong Tau National Park.
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