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Mount Belumut (), or known locally as Gunung Lumut (lit. 'mossy mountain' in
Malay), standing at , is a mountain located in
Mount Belumut Recreational Forest
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
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in
Kluang District
Kluang is a district in Johor, Malaysia. Its district capital is Kluang Town. Kluang district is one of the three landlocked districts in Johor, the other being Segamat and Kulai.
Geography
Kluang District is 2,851.64 km2 in size.
Klua ...
,
Johor
Johor, also spelled Johore,'' is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. It borders with Pahang, Malacca and Negeri Sembilan to the north. Johor has maritime borders with Singapore ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
, located within a
massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
north of
Linggiu Reservoir
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There are currently 17 reservoirs which are designated as national water catchment areas and are managed by the Public Utilities Board (PUB) of Singapore.
Reservoirs
Reservoirs that are ...
. It is the third tallest peak in Johor.
Hiking
For the average climber, the climb to the summit takes four to six hours and the return to the foot (by the same route) takes three to four hours.
Before reaching the summit of Gunung Belumut, climbers will first pass by a 'false summit', where overnight camping is possible in fair weather conditions. From the 'false summit', it's about half-an-hour's trek to the summit. A huge boulder, named the Crown Rock, sits on the summit. The boulder got its name because it looks like a giant crown.
Transportation
To get to Gunung Belumut, one has to get to
Kluang
Kluang, formerly Keluang, is a town in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. Kluang was founded in 1915 as the administrative capital of central Johor by the British. It is located in the centre of the state and is within 90 minutes of all major ...
, and take a cab from the bus terminal to Belumut.
Gallery
File:Waterfall in Belumut Mountain, Kluang, Johor, Malaysia.jpg, Waterfall in Mount Belumut.
File:entrance to gunung belumut.jpg, Entrance to the mountain.
File:stream @ foot of gunung belumut.jpg, Stream at the foot of the mountain.
File:view from gunung belumut summit.jpg, View from summit
File:20140817T103623_Lat_2_3_29.03299204_N_Long_103_32_34.27674024_E.jpg, Scorpion along the trail
See also
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Protected areas of Johor
The state of Johor in Malaysia is noted for its national parks and forest reserves which preserve virgin rainforests known for its biodiversity and endangered species of animals.
Mangrove swamps and coral reefs are also protected within these park ...
References
Kluang District
Mountains of Johor
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