Crocker Mountains

Coordinates: 5°45′N 116°30′E / 5.750°N 116.500°E / 5.750; 116.500
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Crocker Mountains
Crocker Mountains as seen from Ranau–Tamparuli Road.
Highest point
PeakMount Kinabalu
Elevation4,095 m (13,435 ft)
Coordinates5°45′N 116°30′E / 5.750°N 116.500°E / 5.750; 116.500
Naming
EtymologyWilliam Maunder Crocker[1]
Native nameBanjaran Crocker (Malay)
Geography
Crocker Mountains is located in Malaysia
Crocker Mountains
Crocker Mountains
Map showing location of Crocker Mountain range within Malaysia.
CountryMalaysia
StateSabah
RegionWest Coast and Interior divisions
DistrictsKeningau, Papar, Penampang, Ranau, Tambunan, Kota Belud, Kota Marudu, Tuaran and Kota Kinabalu

Crocker Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Crocker) is a mountain range extending from the West Coast until Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia that separates the west and east coast of Sabah. At an average height of 1,800 metres (5,906 ft), it is the highest mountain range in the state. It is named after the British administrator in North Borneo, William Maunder Crocker.[2][3][4]

Geology

The mountain range is made up of uplifted and folded

water catchment to supply water to various rivers in the west coast and interior districts of Sabah including the Papar River, the Kimanis River, the Bongawan River, the Membakut River, the Padas River and the Melalap River that flow west to the park while the Pegalan River, the Pampang River, the Apin-Apin River, the Tendulu River, the Melalap River, the Liawan River and the Tikalod River flow in the opposite direction.[8]

History

The area surrounding

UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, becoming the second Malaysian site to be so designated, after Chini Lake in the state of Pahang on the peninsular side.[12][13][14]

Biodiversity

The Crocker Mountains Forest Reserve area has a wide range of floral and faunal diversity and has the highest diversity of nocturnal insects in all the 20 forest reserves surveyed within the Heart of Borneo area in Sabah; it has recorded a number of endemic species.[8][15][16]

Gallery

  • Map of the mountain range.
    Map of the mountain range.
  • The mountain range with a sea of clouds.
    The mountain range with a sea of clouds.
  • The mountain range as seen from Ranau District.
    The mountain range as seen from Ranau District.
  • View of the mountain range from Ranau–Tamparuli Road.
    View of the mountain range from Ranau–Tamparuli Road.
  • The mountain range as seen from Ling San Pagoda in Tuaran District.
    The mountain range as seen from Ling San Pagoda in Tuaran District.

References

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  7. ^ "Class VI Virgin Jungle Reserve (VJR) [Infrastructure]". Government of Sabah. 2 April 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Crocker Mountains [Data Zone MY020]". BirdLife International. 2003. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  9. ^ Yassin Miki; Daring Laban; Nasrulhakim Maidin; Tengku Zainal Adlin; Maklarin Lakim (19 November 2014). "Crocker Mountains Park: Community Use Zone (CUZ)" (PDF). Sabah Parks: 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Satoyama Initiative, Ministry of the Environment (Japan).
  10. ^ "Protected Areas of Sabah". Sabah Parks. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. ^ Ludi Apin; Yassin Miki (15 November 2013). "Community Use Zone of Crocker Mountains National Park, Sabah, Malaysia" (PDF). Sabah Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Ministry of the Environment (Japan).
  12. ^ "Sabah's Crocker Mountains recognised as biosphere reserve by Unesco". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  13. ^ Muguntan Vanar (17 June 2014). "Sabah's Crocker Mountains approved as biosphere reserve under Unesco". The Star. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Crocker Mountains". Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO. 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  15. ^ Arthur Y. C. Chung; Steven Bosuang; Richard Majapun; Reuben Nilus (15 October 2016). "Diversity and Geographical Ranges of Insects in Crocker Mountains Forest Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia". Journal of Tropical Biology & Conservation. Retrieved 27 May 2019 – via Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
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External links
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