Mount Setong
The 1,422-metre-high mountain is a popular location for mountain climbers for its rough and challenging treks.
Geography and ecology
Mount Setong is located within a massif in the northern part of the Titiwangsa Mountains. It is surrounded by several other peaks, namely Mts. Basor, Ayam, Baha, Anak Noring and Chamah. The area around Mount Setong, including Gunung Setong State Park, provides a vital habitat for Malayan tigers, a protected endangered subspecies of tiger in the country.
Forest profile
The mountain features hill dipterocarp, upper dipterocarp and montane forests, as the elevation gradually increases. There is an abundance of flora containing beneficial and medicinal properties that can be obtained within these forests.
Special features
The mountain and its vicinities are part of the larger Gunung Stong State Park and Geopark, which is nationally hailed as a famed ecotourism within Kelantan. In addition, within the park's grounds are the 303-metre-high Jelawang Falls, which boast one of the highest waterfall drops in Southeast Asia.
See also
References
- ^ "Observations - iNaturalist". Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Jambatan gantung di Gunung Stong menjadi daya tarikan". Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2017-08-09.