Mount Trusmadi

"Trus Madi" redirects here. For the mountain range, see Trus Madi Range.

Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi (Dusun: Nulu Trusmadi, Malay: Gunung Trusmadi) is a mountain located at the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered as the second highest mountain in both Sabah and Malaysia at 2,642 metres (8,668 ft),^[1][2] after Mount Kinabalu with Trusmadi offering a tougher climbing challenge than the latter.^[3]

Mount Trusmadi
Mount Trusmadi Map showing location of Mount Trusmadi within Malaysia.
Highest point
Elevation	2,642 m (8,668 ft)
Prominence	1,703 m (5,587 ft)
Listing	Ultra Ribu
Coordinates	5°33′N 116°31′E
Naming
Native name	Gunung Trusmadi (Malay) Nulu Trusmadi (Kadazan Dusun)
Geography
Location	Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia
Parent range	Trusmadi Range

Geology

The mountain geology comprises tertiary formation of mudstone, shale and argillite with subordinate beds of quartzite, sandstone, siltstone and limestone breccias.^[4]

Biodiversity

The mountain area is located within the Trusmadi Forest Reserve where it supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, including Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant.^[5][6][7][8] The natural hybrid Nepenthes × trusmadiensis is named after the mountain.^[9][10] In 1999, a small-scale expedition on the mountain biodiversity was conducted through a collaboration between Sabah Museum and Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science with various bird species are found within the area.^[11][12]

Features

It is one of Sabah's ecotourism and mountain climbing destinations.^{[8][13][14][15]} There are three climbing trails towards the mountain summit, namely from Wayaan Kaingaran (Tambunan), Wayaan Mastan (Keningau) and Wayaan Mannan (Sinua, Sook, Keningau).^[16] Both Wayaan Kaingaran and Mastan are accessible only with 4WD while Wayaan Mannan has a good access road.^[2][3]