Mount Datuk ( Malay: ''Gunung Datuk''), also known as Mount Rembau, is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...

situated on the border between Batang Nyamor,

Rembau District The Rembau District () is a Districts of Malaysia, district that is located in the state of Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. The district is a stronghold of the matrilineal system known as ''adat perpatih'', a customary practice inherited from the Mi ...

and

Johol Johol (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Joho'') is a town, a mukim and a state assembly constituency in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is roughly halfway between Tampin and Kuala Pilah, along . Features Johol town houses one of th ...

Kuala Pilah District The Kuala Pilah District () is a district in central Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. Its seat is the town of Kuala Pilah. Kuala Pilah District borders Jelebu District to the north, Jempol District to the east, Tampin District to the southwest a ...

in the Malaysian state of

Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan (, Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Nogoghi Sombilan'', ''Nismilan''), historically spelled as Negri Sembilan, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia which lies on the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, wes ...

, in the southern extremity of the

Titiwangsa Mountains The Titiwangsa Mountains ( Malay: ''Banjaran Titiwangsa'', ), also known as ''Banjaran Besar'' (lit. 'main range') by locals, is the chain of mountains that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The northern section of the range is in sout ...

. At around 884 m (2,900 ft), it is the highest mountain in the district of Rembau.

Toponymy

The mountain gets its name from Datuk Perpatih Nan Sebatang, the creator of the '' Adat Perpatih'', a

matrilineal Matrilineality, at times called matriliny, is the tracing of kinship through the female line. It may also correlate with a social system in which people identify with their matriline, their mother's lineage, and which can involve the inheritan ...

customary law that is widely practiced in the state. According to the information board at the base of the mountain, in 1372, on this very mountain he organized a gathering with other local chieftains to elect a new '' Lembaga'', which is a title of the leader of a '' suku'', where the ''suku'' is analogous to a

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. Due to its connection to Datuk Perpatih Nan Sebatang, the mountain also earned the sobriquet ''Gunung Beradat'' (lit. 'mountain of customs').

Description

Sitting on the border between the districts of Rembau and

Kuala Pilah Kuala Pilah (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Kolo Pilah''), or simply Pilah, is a town in Kuala Pilah District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is 36 km from the state capital Seremban and 101 km from Kuala Lumpur. Townscape Kuala Pilah is stuat ...

, Mount Datuk is situated approximately 8 km (5 mi) to the northwest of

Mount Tampin Mount Tampin (Malay language, Malay: ''Gunung Tampin'') is a mountain in Tampin District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, close to the border with Malacca. It is the ''Hausberg'' of the namesake town of Tampin, which also serve as the List of capit ...

, which is the geographical southern tip of the

. It is the tallest peak in Rembau District, and the sixth tallest in

overall, measuring at 884 m above sea level. Mount Angsi, which is 59 m shorter, stands 21 km (13 mi) north of Datuk. Gunung Datuk Rocky Peak

The main highlight of the mountain is a

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that consists of massive

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boulders, at the elevation of 855 m (2,805 ft).

Tourism

Mount Datuk is one of

's popular spots for

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, especially from within the state itself, the

Klang Valley Klang Valley () is an urban agglomeration in Malaysia that is centered in the federal territories of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and including their adjoining cities and towns in the state of Selangor. It is the urban area of the much larger Ku ...

and

Malacca Malacca (), officially the Historic State of Malacca (), is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state in Malaysia located in the Peninsular Malaysia#Other features, southern region of the Malay Peninsula, facing the Strait of Malacca ...

. From its

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in Batang Nyamor, hikers ascend towards the tor, where they can get to enjoy a 360° panoramic view of the surrounding area of Rembau District. In addition, the

Strait of Malacca The Strait of Malacca is a narrow stretch of water, long and from wide, between the Malay Peninsula to the northeast and the Indonesian island of Sumatra to the southwest, connecting the Andaman Sea (Indian Ocean) and the South China Sea (Pa ...

, as well as

Malacca City Malacca City ( or ') is the List of capitals in Malaysia, capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca, in Melaka Tengah District. It is List of cities by time of continuous habitation, the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, hav ...

are also visible from this point, especially on clear and sunny days. Datuk is also the northern terminus of the Trans-Naning Trail, a 21 km long hiking trail that brings hikers explore the last seven peaks of the

, which ends in the south at

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Gallery

Banjaran Titiwangsa, Rembau.jpg, The Negri

Titiwangsa Titiwangsa is one of the main areas located on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Kuala Lumpur General Hospital is located south of Titiwangsa. The current member of Parliament of Malaysia, parliament for Titiwangsa is Johari Abdul Gha ...

near Kampung Gadong, with Datuk rising to the east (right hand side of the image). Viewed towards north. Mount Datuk 3.jpg, Mount Datuk, seen from Negeri Sembilan State Route northbound to Bongek.

References

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Titiwangsa Mountains, Datuk

Datuk Datuk (or its variant Dato or Datu) is a Malay language, Malay honorific title commonly used in Brunei, Indonesia, and Malaysia, as well as a traditional title by Minangkabau people in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Use of the title various between loc ...