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The Crocker Mountains (Malay: Banjaran Crocker) form a range that separates the West Coast and Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia. At an average height of 1,800 metres (5,906 ft), it is the highest mountain range in the state. It is named after a 19th century British administrator of North Borneo, William Maunder Crocker. [2] [3] [4]
Crocker Range National Park (Malay: Taman Negara Banjaran Crocker) was established in 1984, although the area had previously been under protection as a forest reserve. It covers the north-south Crocker Range, of 1200-1800 metre mountains in Sabah, Malaysia. In the vicinity of park headquarters, there is a resort that provides accommodation and ...
Kinabalu Park is situated on the Crocker Range on the western coast of Sabah. It is located within the district of Ranau, within the West Coast Division. The park is not to be confused with Crocker Range National Park which is a separate park in the south. The park headquarters is 88 kilometres away from the city of Kota Kinabalu. There are ...
The steep mountainsides with poor soil are not suitable for farming or for the timber industry so the habitats and animal life of Kinabalu remain largely intact, with about a third of the original habitat now degraded. Kinabalu Park was established in 1964 and the nearby mountains were protected as the Crocker Range National Park in 1984 ...
Mount Kinabalu: Crocker Range, Borneo Malaysia 4,095 4,095 0 None None 21. Mount Rainier ...
The reserve was first established in 1967 as part of the Crocker Range Forest Reserve (now Crocker Range National Park). [2] In 1984, it was made a separate reserve by the Sabah Forestry Department to protect the area's Rafflesia flowers. The Rafflesia Information Centre is located along the road from Kota Kinabalu to Tambunan.
Crocker Range Park; Kinabalu Park; Pulau Tiga Park; Tawau Hills Park; Tun Sakaran Marine Park; Tunku Abdul Rahman Park; Turtle Islands Park; Sipadan Island Park;
List of mountains in Malaysia; Rank Name Range State Height (m) Height (ft) Remarks 1 Mount Kinabalu: Crocker Mountains: Sabah: 4,095.2 13,435.7 Fourth highest peak in Southeast Asia.