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{{short description|Highest mountain in Malaysia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2017}} <!-- NOTE ON ELEVATION: be careful on noting that Mt. Kinabalu is the highest mountain in Southeast Asia; this is disputable due to political definition of ASEAN region; see, for example, [[List of Southeast Asian mountains]]. --> {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Kinabalu | native_name = {{native name list |tag1=ms|name1=Gunung Kinabalu |tag2=dtp|name2=Gayo Ngaran |tag3=dtp|name3=Nulu Nabalu}} | photo = Gunung Kinabalu Sabah.jpg | map = Malaysia | map_caption = Map showing location of Mount Kinabalu within Malaysia | label_position = bottom | elevation_m = 4095 | prominence_m = 4095 | prominence_ref = <br /><small>[[List of peaks by prominence|Ranked 20th]]</small> | listing = [[List of countries by highest point|Country high point]]<br />[[List of islands by highest point|Island high point]]<br />[[Ultra prominent peak|Ultra]]<br />''Ribu'' | coordinates = {{coord|06|04|30|N|116|33|31|E|type:mountain_region:MY-12_scale:100000|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | location = [[Ranau District|Ranau]], [[West Coast Division]], [[Sabah]], [[Malaysia]] | range = [[Crocker Mountains]] | range_coordinates = | first_ascent = March 1851<br />[[Hugh Low]] <small>(summit plateau)</small><br /> 1888<br />[[John Whitehead (explorer)|John Whitehead]] <small>(highest peak)</small> | easiest_route = Hiking }} [[File:Mount Kinabalu Morning sunrise.jpg|thumb|280 px|Sunrise on Mount Kinabalu]] '''Mount Kinabalu''' ([[Dusun language|Dusun:]] ''Gayo Ngaran'' or ''Nulu Nabalu'', {{langx|ms|Gunung Kinabalu}}) is the highest mountain in [[Malaysia]] and [[Borneo]]. With a height of {{convert|13,435|ft|m|order=flip}}, it is the [[List of islands by highest point|third-highest peak of an island]] on Earth, [[List of Southeast Asian mountains|the 28th highest peak]] in [[Southeast Asia]], and [[List of mountain peaks by prominence|20th most prominent]] mountain in the world. The mountain is located in [[Ranau District|Ranau]] district, [[West Coast Division]] of [[Sabah]], Malaysia. It is protected as [[Kinabalu Park]], a [[World Heritage Site]]. In 1997, a re-survey using satellite technology was conducted. It established Mount Kinabalu had a summit (known as Low's Peak) height of {{cvt|4095|m|ft|0}} above sea level, some {{cvt|6|m|ft|0}} less than the hitherto published figure of {{cvt|4101|m|ft|0}}.<ref name="P&L">[[Anthea Phillipps|Phillipps, A.]] & [[Francis Liew|F. Liew]] 2000. ''Globetrotter Visitor's Guide β Kinabalu Park''. New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.</ref> The mountain and its surroundings have exceptional [[biodiversity]], with 5,000 to 6,000 species of plants, 326 species of birds, and over 100 mammalian species identified. Among this rich collection of wildlife are famous species such as the ''[[Rafflesia]]'' plants and [[Bornean orangutan|orangutans]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1012/ |title=Kinabalu Park |publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-date=14 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150614142635/http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://goseasia.about.com/od/travelplanning/ss/8seasiasights_4.htm |title=Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia |author=Michael Aquino |work=About.com Travel |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-date=4 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404012427/http://goseasia.about.com/od/travelplanning/ss/8seasiasights_4.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ecologyasia.com/html-loc/mount-kinabalu.htm |title=Mount Kinabalu β revered abode of the dead |publisher=Ecology Asia |access-date=7 June 2015 |archive-date=21 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921002507/http://ecologyasia.com/html-loc/mount-kinabalu.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Low's Peak can be climbed by a person in good physical condition without [[mountaineering]] equipment on the main route. However, climbers must be accompanied by accredited guides at all times due to national park regulations and the risk of experiencing [[altitude sickness]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Simon Richmond |title=Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VMKOuzRxOJsC&pg=PA360 |year=2010 |publisher=Lonely Planet |isbn=978-1-74104-887-2 |pages=360β |access-date=16 December 2015 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629143629/https://books.google.com/books?id=VMKOuzRxOJsC&pg=PA360 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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