Mount Lambak | |
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Gunung Lambak from the west, looking across the southern suburbs of Kluang, 1975 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
Naming | |
Native name | Gunung Lambak |
Geography | |
Mount LambakLocation in Malaysia | |
Location | Kluang District, Johor |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Inselberg |
Mount Lambak (Malay: Gunung Lambak) is an inselberg in Kluang District, Johor, Malaysia. The summit is 510 m above sea level.
Gunung Lambak is the Hausberg of Kluang.
Mount Lambak Recreational Forest
It has been developed as a recreational and tourist attraction called Mount Lambak Recreational Forest. Pathways and wooden bridges make it relatively easy to climb to the summit, and a picnic spot at the base of the mountain has car parking, benches, a small children's playground and toilets. There is also chalet accommodation, camping facilities and a swimming pool.
Mammals found on Gunung Lambak include the Long-tailed macaque, Pig-tailed macaque and Dusky leaf monkey.
Broadcasting mast
The television station RTM completed a transmitter on Gunung Lambak in 1969 to provide good reception in Kluang. It closed in 1983, superseded by a transmitter at Mount Ledang in Tangkak District. The mast still stands at the summit of Gunung Lambak.
See also
References
- "Gunung Lambak Recreational Park". Kluang Municipal Council. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 6 Oct 2014.
- Virtual Malaysia. "Mount Lambak Recreational Forest". Tourism Johor Official Portal. Archived from the original on 21 February 2013. Retrieved 17 Sep 2012.
- "Gunung Lambak - Kluang, Johor". malaysia-traveller.com. 3 Aug 2012. Retrieved 17 Sep 2012.
- "Trachypithecus obscurus obscurus". Archived from the original on 2020-09-26.
2°02′N 103°21′E / 2.033°N 103.350°E / 2.033; 103.350
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