Facts Elevation: 1,036 m (3,399 ft) Prominence: 986 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Pahang and Johor Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Bagging It! This pleasant National Park is named after the two rivers in the region. There is plenty of information available on the Endau Rompin […]
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Facts Elevation: 2,046 m (6,713 ft) Prominence: 400 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sarawak (Malaysia) Range: Kelabit Highlands Division: Bahagian Limbang Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Batu Lawih Photos Bagging It! Batu Lawi, also spelt ‘Lawih’, is one of Borneo’s most iconic mountains, with two steep sandstone summit pinnacles. It can be clearly seen
Facts Elevation: 850 m (2,789 ft) Prominence: 850 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sarawak (Malaysia) Division: Bahagian Kuching Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Photos Bagging It! For hikers spending a few days in the Kuching area, Gunung Santubong is a great half-day out, and even closer to Kuching city itself than Penrissen, for
Facts Elevation: 995 m (3,264 ft) Prominence: 995 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Timor Leste (East Timor) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none Photos Bagging It! Gunung Manucoco (995 m), sometimes spelt ‘Manukoko’ (probably the Indonesian spelling), is the highest point on the island of Atauro (pronounced ‘ata-uro’) and located on its southern-most corner.
Facts Elevation: 1,825 m (5,988 ft) Prominence: 623 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Peninsular Malaysia Malaysian state: on the border of Selangor and Pahang Range: Banjaran Titiwangsa / Main Range Google Earth kml Rating: Other names: Sometimes spelt ‘Semangkuk’ or ‘Semangko’. Photos Bagging It! Despite Semangkok’s relatively modest elevation, and the relatively high starting point (approximately
Facts Elevation: 530 m (1,739 ft) Prominence: 206 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sabah (Malaysia) Division: Bahagian Tawau Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Bukit Bombalai Photos Bagging It! This relatively small hill is not particularly prominent but it is an ancient volcanic cinder cone and effectively still regarded as a dormant volcano. Indeed, it
Facts Elevation: 2,579 m (8,461 ft) Prominence: 844 m Ribu category: Spesial Province: Sabah (Malaysia) Range: Banjaran Crocker Division: Bahagian Pantai Barat Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: none. Photos Bagging It! Tambuyukon is regarded by many hikers as the fourth-highest mountain in Borneo (and in Malaysia, and in Sabah!), but it is dwarfed by
This mountain is one of the most active and dangerous volcanoes in Indonesia. A large eruption in 1919 killed approximately 5,000 people and a more recent eruption in 2007-8 resulted in the crater’s pleasant blue lake being replaced with a vast lava dome. In February 2014, a huge eruption occurred two days after local people reported animals fleeing from the surrounding forests. By 2015 or so, the lake had returned, but who knows how long it will be before the next lava dome emerges to displace it once more?
Facts Elevation: 2,086 m (6,848 ft) Prominence: 709 m Ribu category: Spesial Province:Jawa Barat (West Java) Google Earth: kml Rating: Other names: Tangkuban Perahu Eruptions: 1826, 1829, 1842, 1846, 1896, 1910, 1926, 1929, 1952, 1957, 1961, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1983, 2013, 2019 Photos Bagging It! This volcano consisting of numerous active craters is one of
Mount Penrissen is on the Indonesia-Malaysia border (West Kalimantan and Sarawak) and is the highest peak of a large mountainous area south and south-west of Kuching. It is most commonly accessed via the Borneo Highlands Resort and golf course on the Malaysian side. As the hike takes around 6 hours to complete, it makes a great day out from Kuching (2 hours away by car) and there are some excellent views down into Indonesia.