Kinabalu National Park
Kinabalu National Park measures 753.70 square kilometres, covering the districts of Kota Belud, Kota Marudu, and Ranau, Sabah.
By ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
With photo contributions from Yusuf Madi, Gab Mejia, and the park management of Kinabalu National Park.
Summit of Mt Kinabalu (2019) by ASEAN Centre for BiodiversityASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
The Mountain
Housing two of the largest mountains in Malaysia, Mt Kinabalu (highest) and Mt Tambayukon (3rd highest), it is one of the most popular attractions of Sabah state.
Its highest peak and the world’s youngest granite pluton, Mt Kinabalu is at 4,101 metres, and it continuously rises by five millimetres per year.
Meanwhile, Poring Hot Spring is the lowest elevation in the Park at 550 metres, lying close to the Park's southern boundary.
The Park is known to be one of the richest national parks in the world for its immense collection of flora species.
Unique Flora
Famous slipper orchids; buttercups; climbing madder; Rosaceous trees; pitcher plants; Ficus species; ginger species; Rafflesia pricei and Rafflesia keithii; ferns; Rhododendron species.
Unique Fauna
Deer, bearded pig, gibbon, honey bear, orangutans, squirrels, black shrew, Kinabalu shrew, Kinabalu friendly warbler,mountain blackbird; mountain blackeye; chestnut-capped laughingthrush.
View of Mount Kinabalu (2012) by ASEAN Centre for BiodiversityASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Habitat Types
Hill dipterocarp forest; sub-montane forest dominated by Lauraceae and Fagaceae; stunted upper montane heath rhododendron forests; bare granite massif.
Kinabalu at night (2018) by Gab MejiaASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
The Park is also comprised of six unique major topographical features: peaks and plateaus; gullies, rivers, streams and waterfalls; hot springs and caves; granite slabs at the slopes of the summit.
ASEAN Heritage Parks
ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) are protected areas of high conservation importance that provide valuable contributions to safeguarding ecosystems and biodiversity.
AHPs provide a window to the world, showcasing a wealth of biodiversity that is uniquely ASEAN.
With photo contributions from Yusuf Madi, Gab Mejia, and the park management of Kinabalu National Park.
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