Mount Silam

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| name = Mount Silam

| native_name = {{native name list|tag1=ms|name1=Gunung Silam}}

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| elevation_m = 884

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| prominence_m = 656

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| location = Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia

| coordinates = {{coord|4.957|N|118.165|E|type:mountain_region:MY|display=inline,title}}

| map = Malaysia

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Mount Silam ({{langx|ms|Gunung Silam}}) is a mountain in Lahad Datu District, Sabah, Malaysia.

Description

Mount Silam is {{convert|884|m}} high and overlooks Darvel Bay on the Celebes Sea. The geology is characterised by ultrabasic rock. Rainforest covers the mountain from {{convert|200|m|-2|abbr=on}} altitude to the summit.

Flora

Mount Silam is home to the endangered tree Madhuca silamensis. It is also home to a number of pitcher plant species including Nepenthes macrovulgaris and Nepenthes tentaculata.

File:Lahad-Datu Sabah Tower-of-Heaven-03.jpg

Tourism

The Tower of Heaven ({{lang|ms|Menara Kayangan}}) is a {{convert|30|m|ft|adj=mid|-high}} observation tower that was built as a tourist facility at the top of Mount Silam in 2012. The tower has panoramic views that include the Darvel Bay islands. The complex includes nature trails and tourist accommodation.{{cite web |title=Tower of Heaven (Menara Kayangan), Lahad Datu |url=http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/usm/Pages/EC05.html |publisher=Sabah Forestry Department |accessdate=16 November 2020}}

References

{{Reflist | refs =

{{cite journal | author1 = Proctor, J. | author2 = Lee, Y. | author3 = Langley, A. | author4 = Munro, W. | author5 = Nelson, T. | name-list-style = amp | date = June 1998 | title = Ecological Studies on Gunung Silam, A Small Ultrabasic Mountain in Sabah, Malaysia. I. Environment, Forest Structure and Floristics | journal = Journal of Ecology | volume = 76 | issue = 2 | publisher = British Ecological Society | doi = 10.2307/2260596 | jstor = 2260596}}

{{cite book | last1 = Phillipps | first1 = Anthea | last2 = Lamb | first2 = Anthony | year = 1996 | title = Pitcher-plants of Borneo | publisher = Natural History Publications (Borneo) | isbn = 9789838120098}}

{{cite iucn | author1 = Olander, S.B. | author2 = Wilkie, P. | name-list-style = amp | title = Madhuca silamensis | page = e.T136470568A136470883 | year = 2019}}

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External links

[https://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/climbing-mt-silam-lahad-datu-sabah/ Climbing Mt. Silam with Sabah Crabs]

Category:Lahad Datu District

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