Mount Kinabalu facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Kinabalu |
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| Gunung Kinabalu' | |
Mount Kinabalu
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,096 m (13,438 ft) |
| Prominence | 4,096 m (13,438 ft) Ranked 20th |
| Listing | Country high point Ultra Spesial (Ribu) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia |
| Parent range | Crocker Range |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | March 1851 Hugh Low (summit plateau) 1888 John Whitehead (highest peak) |
| Easiest route | Hiking |
Mount Kinabalu is a high mountain on the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. This is in Malaysia.
The mountain is protected as a park, named Kinabalu Park. The park was awarded the country's first World Heritage Site. Because of over 5,000 plant species, it is also one of the world’s most important biological sites.
At its peak, the indigenous Kadazan people make their homes there. The mountain's name comes from the name "Akinabalu" (meaning Revered Place of the Dead).
Images for kids
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sunrise on Mount Kinabalu
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Large lower pitcher of Nepenthes rajah.
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Low's Peak, the summit of Mount Kinabalu.
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"Kina Balu from Pinokok Valley" – lithograph published in 1862.
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A visual illusion of a rock face on Mt. Kinabalu. Caught on camera from a location in Mesilau, December 2011.
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Mount Kinabalu viewed from the summit of nearby Mount Tambuyukon.
See also
In Spanish: Monte Kinabalu para niños
