Mount Tahan

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Mountain in Pahang, Malaysia

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Field	Value
name	Mount Tahan
native_name	ms
photo	Gunung Tahan. Snapped from Gunung Tangga Lima Belas.jpg
elevation_m	2187
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prominence_m	2140
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range	Tahan Range
listing	Ultra
Ribu
location	Taman Negara
Jerantut District, Pahang
Gua Musang District, Kelantan
map	Malaysia
map_caption	Malaysia
label_position	right
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Mount Tahan (), is the highest point in Peninsular Malaysia with an elevation of 2187 m above sea level, on the border between the states of Pahang and Kelantan, with the peak lying on the Pahangite side. It is part of the Taman Negara that straddles Jerantut District in Pahang, Gua Musang District in Kelantan and Hulu Terengganu District in Terengganu. The mountain is part of the Tahan Range in the Tenasserim Hills and is popular with local climbers.

Gunung Tahan is considered by many to be one of the toughest treks in Peninsular Malaysia.

Names

The word tahan in Malay means "forbidden", there is a folktale of the mountain being guarded by two humongous apes because it has two magical wells which can give anyone powers of changing any other object into gold and silver.

It is also known by the name of Gunung Rotan ("rattan mountain") or Gunung Ulu Tanum ("source mountain of the Tanum River") in the west; the Kelantanese call it Gunung Siam ("Siam Mountain").

Trails

There are three trails to the summit, commonly referred to as:

Kuala Tahan-Kuala Tahan
Merapoh-Kuala Tahan or Kuala Tahan-Merapoh
Merapoh-Merapoh

The Kuala Tahan classic trail is the oldest and most scenic trail. A return trip on this trail typically takes seven days. Climbers have to trek across undulating ridges and make several river crossings before finally reaching the foot of the mountain to make the final ascent. Climbers without adequate physical fitness or training are not advised to attempt Gunung Tahan.

The other two trails are from Merapoh (Sungai Relau). The Merapoh-Merapoh trail is significantly shorter than the other two. A return trip on the Merapoh trail takes 3–4 days. A traverse from Kuala Tahan to Merapoh (or the other way around) takes around 5 days.

Temperature

Mount Tahan can be very cold at night. Temperatures can range from 4 °C to 18 °C between December and January, and 7 °C to 27 °C between June and September. Frost can sometimes appear at the summit.

1905 Federated Malay States Museums expedition

In 1905, the director of the Federated Malay States Museums, Leonard Wray Jnr, and Selangor Museum curator Herbert Robinson led a museum collecting expedition to Gunung Tahan.

The expedition involved sixty-five men and lasted five months. Dato’ To Muntri Idin and Penghulu Panglima Kakap Husin laid the groundwork before the main party arrived. On July 15, Bulang, Che Nik, Mat Aris, Mu’min and Robinson were the first to reach the summit.

File:Pulling Boats Up The Rapids In The Tahau River.jpg|alt=|Pulling boats up the rapids in the Tahan river File:Gunong Tahau From Sixth Camp.jpg|alt=|Gunung Tahan from sixth camp

File:Chrysominla strigula malayana (NML-VZ 31.12.14.146a) collected 1905-07-19 collected during the Federated Malay States Museums expedition to Gunung Tahan.jpg|Bar-throated minla File:Ficedula hyperythra sumatrana (NML-VZ 31.12.14.71) collected 1905-07-05 during the Federated Malay States Museums expedition to Gunung Tahan.jpg|Snowy-browed flycatcher File:Zanclostomus javanica (NML-VZ 31.12.14.33a) collected 1905-06-08 during the Federated Malay States Museums expedition to Gunung Tahan.jpg|Red-billed malkoha

Hikers Gallery

File:River Crossing Near Kuala Juram, Gunung Tahan.jpg|Hikers fording near Kuala Juram File:Sunset near Kem Botak, Gunung Tahan.jpg|Sunset near Kem Botak File:View Near Kem Botak, Gunung Tahan.jpg|View at dawn near Kem Botak File:Unnamed Lesser Peak, Gunung Tahan. Snapped from Kem Botak.jpg|Unnamed lesser peak, viewed from Kem Botak File:Signboard at the Peak of Gunung Tahan.jpg|Wooden signboard at the peak. The roof has been torn off due to severe weather in recent years File:Either Teku Valley or Tahan Valley. Snapped from Somewhere Above Kem Gedung.jpg|Lembah Teku, above Kem Gedung File:Kem Gedung, Gunung Tahan.jpg|Kem Gedung File:Descent via Gunung Tangga Lima Belas.jpg|Steep descent via a series of metal ladders at Gunung Tangga Lima Belas File:Usnea near the Peak of Gunung Tahan.jpg|Usnea near the peak File:Orchids Near the Peak of Gunung Tahan.jpg|Orchids near the peak File:Rafflesia at Gunung Tahan.jpg|Rafflesia near Wray's Camp

References

"Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Peninsular Malaysia". Peaklist.org.
(January 2021). "Physical impact indicators for mountain trails: a case study of Gunung Tahan Trail, Malaysia". Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia.
(November 2009). "Gunung Tahan Trail: A Historical Review". The Malaysian Forester.
Shaughnessy, Elaine. (2020-09-03). "The 1905 ascent of Mount Tahan (Malaysia) and fate of the bird collection".
Federated Malay States.. (1908). "Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums". the Museums.
Xmpsp. (2008-05-17). "iNfO LiPaTaN SeJaRaH : xmpsp.com: KONSPIRASI GUNUNG TAHAN".
"RRC: Gunung Tahan trail: some history and background".

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