First ascent 1922 by Eric Mjöberg Prominence 1,967 m Parent range Kelabit Highlands | Elevation 2,423 m Mountain range Kelabit Highlands | |
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Location Limbang Division, Sarawak, Malaysia Listing Ultra-prominent peak, Ribu Similar Bukit Batu Lawi, Mount Mulu, Mount Trusmadi, Mount Tambuyukon, Mount Korbu | ||
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.
Map of Gunung Murud, Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia
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.
References
Mount Murud Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA