Mt. Kinabalu
| Mount Kinabalu | |
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| Gunung Kinabalu | |
Mount Kinabalu
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,095 m (13,435 ft) |
| Prominence | 4,095 m (13,435 ft) Ranked 20th |
| Isolation | 2,538 kilometres (1,577 mi) |
| Listing |
Country high point Ultra Spesial (Ribu) |
| Coordinates | 6°5′N 116°33′E / 6.083°N 116.550°ECoordinates: 6°5′N 116°33′E / 6.083°N 116.550°E |
| Geography | |
 Mount Kinabalu
Location in Borneo
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| Location | Sabah, Malaysia |
| Parent range | Crocker Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent |
March 1851 John Whitehead (highest peak) |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
March 1851
Hugh Low (summit plateau)
Mount Kinabalu (Malay: Gunung Kinabalu) is a mountain in 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. Mount Kinabalu is also the 20th most prominent mountain in the world by topographic prominence.
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).
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.
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.
Mount Kinabalu along with other upland areas of the Crocker Range is known worldwide for its botanical and biological species biodiversity with plants of Himalayan, Australasian, and Indomalayan origin. A recent botanical survey of the mountain estimated a staggering 5,000 to 6,000 plant species (excluding mosses and liverworts but including ferns), which is more than all of Europe and North America (excluding tropical regions of Mexico) combined. It is therefore one of the world's most important biological sites.
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