Mount Trusmadi | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,642 m (8,668 ft) |
Prominence | 1,703 m (5,587 ft) |
Listing | Ultra Ribu |
Coordinates | 5°33′N 116°31′E / 5.550°N 116.517°E |
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Geography | |
Location | Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia |
Parent range | Trusmadi Range |
Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi (Malay: Gunung Trusmadi, Dusun: Nulu Trusmadi) is a mountain located at the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered as the second highest mountain in both Sabah and Malaysia at 2,642 metres (8,668 ft),[1][2] after Mount Kinabalu with Trusmadi offering a tougher climbing challenge than the latter.[3]
The mountain geology comprises tertiary formation of mudstone, shale and argillite with subordinate beds of quartzite, sandstone, siltstone and limestone breccias.[4]
The mountain area is located within the Trusmadi Forest Reserve where it supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, including Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant.[5][6][7][8] The natural hybrid Nepenthes × trusmadiensis is named after the mountain.[9][10] In 1999, a small-scale expedition on the mountain biodiversity was conducted through a collaboration between Sabah Museum and Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science with various bird species are found within the area.[11][12]
It is one of Sabah's ecotourism and mountain climbing destinations.[8][13][14][15] There are three climbing trails towards the mountain summit, namely from Wayaan Kaingaran (Tambunan), Wayaan Mastan (Keningau) and Wayaan Mannan (Sinua, Sook, Keningau).[16] Both Wayaan Kaingaran and Mastan are accessible only with 4WD while Wayaan Mannan has a good access road.[2][3]