Mount Benum or Mount Benom (Malay: Gunung Benom) is a mountain in the state of Pahang in Malaysia. Its summit is 2,107 m (6,913 ft) above sea level. The mountain is located in a centre of an isolated massif east of the Titiwangsa Mountains.
| Mount Benum | |
|---|---|
 Mount Benum at golden hour, seen from Genting Highlands | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,107 m (6,913 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,950 m (6,400 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Ultra Ribu |
| Coordinates | 3°49′24″N 102°05′39″E / 3.82333°N 102.09417°E[1][2] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Gunung Benum (Malay) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Benum Location in Malaysia | |
| Location | Temerloh, Raub and Jerantut Districts, Pahang |
| Parent range | Benom Massif |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, By Allen Jeyarajasingam
Further reading
edit- Barnes, W. D. (June 1903). "Notes on a trip to Gunung Benom in Pahang". Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. No. 39. Singapore. pp. 1–10. A list of plant species collected was established by Henry Nicholas Ridley and is included at pp. 10–18.
- Hill, J. E. 1972. The Gunong Benom Expedition 1967. 4. New records of Malayan bats, with taxonomic notes and the description of a new Pipistrellus. Bulletin British Museum (National History) Zoology 23 (3):28-29.
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