Asia / Crocker Range
Mount Kinabalu
Malaysia · 4,095 m
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kallerna · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kinabalu Sabah Borneo Kampong Kundasang 2. Preview cropped from the top.Source credit: Own work
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Source-linked route information · coverage incomplete
About Mount Kinabalu
Kinabalu's authorised visitor ascent reaches Low's Peak via Timpohon. Sabah Parks requires a registered guide and distinguishes the climb from its separate peak register.
Sabah Parks · Mount Kinabalu climbing
Geographic source notes
Wikidata description: mountain in Malaysia. Imported context (CC0); retrieved 2026-10-05, not independently reviewed.
This overview is assembled from the geographic records cited below; it has not been independently field-verified.
Mountain facts
- Elevation
- 4095 metres above sea level
- Country / territory
- Malaysia
- Mountain range
- Crocker Range
- Range assignment
- Source-linked Wikidata statement · 2026-10-05
- Summit coordinates
- 6.075, 116.558611111 · View summit on OpenStreetMap
Routes and variants
1 source-linked entries · research checked 2026-10-06. The inventory remains incomplete.
Documented information and open research
Starting point: 1 of 1 · Difficulty with grading system: 0 of 1 · Elevation gain: 0 of 1 · Duration: 1 of 1 · Season: 0 of 1
0 historical entries. These counts describe published entries, not all possible routes. Current access is not established.
See route research coverage and priorities →Compare 1 routes
Grades retain their published rating system; different systems and historical grades are not equivalent. Elevation gain means climbing metres, not summit altitude. Missing figures are not estimated.
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| Route | Activity / direction | Difficulty / system | Starting point | Elevation gain | Duration | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timpohon to Low's Peak | HikingAscent | Not documented | Timpohon Gate | Not documented | 2–3 daysPark's full climbing itinerary: two days possible, three recommended; not summit-day time. | Source 1 ↗ |
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Hiking (1)
Timpohon to Low's PeakHiking · Ascent
Registered guide required. Specific summit timing and route grades remain open; Mesilau is reported closed.
- Activity
- Hiking
- Direction / role
- Ascent
- Starting point
- Timpohon Gate
- Difficulty
- Not established from the checked source
- Elevation gain
- Not established from the checked source
- Duration
- 2–3 days · Park's full climbing itinerary: two days possible, three recommended; not summit-day time.
- Season
- Not established from the checked source
- Current access
- Not checked for current use
Sabah Parks · Mount Kinabalu climbing · source checked 2026-10-06
The source establishes a route listing. Detailed navigation, current protection and conditions require the original reference.
Route questions, answered
Specific planning questions, with the scope of each source kept visible.
Does two days mean two days of summit climbing?
No. Sabah Parks describes a two-day climbing itinerary and recommends three days for a more comfortable visit and acclimatization. A standalone summit-day time remains open.
Is a registered guide required?
Yes. Sabah Parks makes a registered mountain guide a park requirement; confirm permits and arrangements directly.
Can I use Mesilau or climb every named peak?
The park says Mesilau is closed. Its peak register does not establish authorised routes to those other summits.
Climbing Chronicle Redaktion · Sources checked · Source research; current route conditions are not confirmed.
Planning at a glance
Access and starting point
Plan the Timpohon ascent with Sabah Parks. The park page reports Mesilau closed at this check.
Difficulty and required experience
The park requires basic fitness for the visitor climb. No standardized technical route grade has been established here.
Season and restrictions
Not yet established from checked sources for this mountain.
Sources for current information
- Sabah Parks · Mount Kinabalu climbing
Park visitor information; itinerary duration is not summit-day time.
This page stores reference sources, not live conditions. Check the provider’s publication date and route coverage before use.
Research still needed
For Mount Kinabalu, this atlas does not yet document first-ascent history; checked seasonal restrictions. Missing first-ascent evidence does not mean a mountain is unclimbed.
Use the linked sources as starting points; summit coordinates do not describe a climbing route or public access.
Sources and coverage
Imported geographic data from Wikidata (CC0); not independently field-verified. Data snapshot: 30 September 2026. Elevations and boundaries can differ between sources. Mountain-range membership follows explicit Wikidata relationships or a coordinate match against published GMBA v2 standard polygons. GMBA: Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment (2021), CC BY 4.0; methodology: Snethlage et al. (2022). Missing evidence remains open.
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Editorial responsibility
Responsible publisher and editorial author: Climbing Chronicle Redaktion. AI-assisted source research; no on-site inspection or professional route approval is claimed.
- Route listing source check
- 2026-10-06 · partial inventory; current access remains open
- Planning source check
- 2026-10-06 · only the individually cited planning additions
- Earlier profile review
- Open · no complete editorial review recorded
- Imported context retrieved
- 2026-10-05 · automated retrieval, not an editorial review
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Further reading about Mount Kinabalu
Links discovered through the Wikidata record. These articles have not been checked as evidence for route, difficulty or access claims.
Mountains nearby
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