Mount Trusmadi
{{Short description|2nd tallest mountain in Malaysia, located in Sabah}}
{{redirect|Trus Madi|the mountain range|Trus Madi Range}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Trusmadi
| native_name = {{native name list|tag1=ms|name1=Gunung Trusmadi|tag2=dtp|name2=Nulu Trusmadi}}
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| map = Malaysia
| map_caption = Map showing location of Mount Trusmadi within Malaysia.
| elevation_m = 2,642
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| prominence_m = 1,703
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| coordinates = {{coord|5|33|N|116|31|E|type:mountain_region:MY|display=inline,title}}
| location = Interior Division, Sabah, Malaysia
| range = Trusmadi Range
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Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi (Dusun: Nulu Trusmadi, {{langx|ms|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 {{convert|2642|m|ft|0}},{{cite book|last1=Argent|first1=George|last2=Lamb|first2=Anthony|last3=Phillipps|first3=Anthea|title=The Rhododendrons of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5DklAQAAMAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Natural History Publications (Borneo)|isbn=978-983-812-111-8}}{{cite press release|url=http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/images/pdf/notice/01.12.2014_-_Opening_of_Trusmadi_Trails.pdf|title=Notice to the Public: Climbing Mount Trusmadi, the Second Highest Mountain in Malaysia|author=Sam Mannan|publisher=Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia|date=1 December 2014|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703070614/http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/images/pdf/notice/01.12.2014_-_Opening_of_Trusmadi_Trails.pdf|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}} after Mount Kinabalu with Trusmadi offering a tougher climbing challenge than the latter.{{cite web|url=https://www.sabahtourism.com/destination/mount-trus-madi/|title=Mount Trus Madi|work=Sabah Tourism|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703064005/https://www.sabahtourism.com/destination/mount-trus-madi/|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}
Geology
The mountain geology comprises tertiary formation of mudstone, shale and argillite with subordinate beds of quartzite, sandstone, siltstone and limestone breccias.{{cite journal|url=https://www.frim.gov.my/v1/JTFSOnline/jtfs/v13n1/76-92.pdf|title=Changes in Forest Community Structures of Tropical Montane Rain Forest on the slope of Mt. Trus Madi in Sabah, Malaysia|last=Adam|first=Jumaat H.|journal=Journal of Tropical Forest Science|via=Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Ministry of Water, Land and Natural Resources|year=2001|volume=13|number=1|page=78 [3/17]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703082811/https://www.frim.gov.my/v1/JTFSOnline/jtfs/v13n1/76-92.pdf|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite journal|url=https://legacy.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv13n2p38_40.pdf|title=A Field Trip to Gunong Trusmadi|last=Marabini|first=Johannes|journal=Carnivorous Plant Newsletter|year=1984|pages=38–40|volume=13|issue=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703065100/https://legacy.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv13n2p38_40.pdf|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite journal|title=Vegetation Survey on Mount Trus Madi, Borneo a Prospective New Mountain Park|last1=Kitayama|first1=Kanehiro|last2=Kulip|first2=Julius|last3=Nasi|first3=Jamili|last4=Biun|first4=Alim|journal=Mountain Research and Development|year=1993|volume=13|issue=1|pages=99–105|jstor=3673647|doi=10.2307/3673647}}Bourke, G. 2007. Exploring the upper reaches of Gunung Trus Madi. Carniflora Australis (9): 9–16.{{cite web|url=http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/FMU10/images/FMU10_CAMP_Ver_2_Final_Draft_Main_Doc.pdf|title=Site Conservation Context of Forest Management Unit (FMU 10)|work=Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia|page=131|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703085855/http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/FMU10/images/FMU10_CAMP_Ver_2_Final_Draft_Main_Doc.pdf|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}} The natural hybrid Nepenthes × trusmadiensis is named after the mountain.{{cite web|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27801315|title=Eine neue Nepenthes-Hybride aus Borneo|trans-title=A new Nepenthes-hybrid from Borneo|last=Marabini|first=J.|language=German|via=Biodiversity Heritage Library|year=1983|volume=19|pages=449–452}}Briggs, J.G.R. 1984. The discovery of Nepenthes × trusmadiensis—an impressive new pitcher-plant. Malaysian Naturalist 38 (2): 13–15, 18–19. 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.{{cite journal|url=https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/50rbz199-204.pdf|title=The Lower Montane Avifauna of Mt. Trus Madi|last1=Moyle|first1=Robert G.|last2=Wong|first2=Anna|journal=The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology|via=Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore|year=2002|volume=50|number=1|page=200 [2/6]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703084455/https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/app/uploads/2017/06/50rbz199-204.pdf|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sabah.edu.my/itma07040/bird.htm|title=Birds|work=Sabah Education Department|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703085554/http://www.sabah.edu.my/itma07040/bird.htm|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}
Features
It is one of Sabah's ecotourism and mountain climbing destinations.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/travel/2010/10/02/time-to-climb-sabahs-trusmadi/|title=Time to climb Sabah's Trusmadi|last=Yu Kit|first=Lee|newspaper=The Star|date=2 October 2010|access-date=3 July 2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1526|title=Climbing Mt Trusmadi, conquering life challenges|last=Binisol|first=Lorena|newspaper=Daily Express|date=14 March 2015|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703075831/http://www.dailyexpress.com.my/read.cfm?NewsID=1526|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://www.pressreader.com/malaysia/new-straits-times/20170608/282797831346798|title=Conquering Mt Trusmadi|newspaper=New Straits Times|via=PressReader|date=8 June 2017|access-date=3 July 2019}} There are three climbing trails towards the mountain summit, namely from Wayaan Kaingaran (Tambunan), Wayaan Mastan (Keningau) and Wayaan Mannan (Sinua, Sook, Keningau).{{cite web|url=http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/fmu10/climb/climbing/wayaan|title=Wayaan|work=FMU 10 Conservation Area|via=Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia|access-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703080707/http://www.forest.sabah.gov.my/fmu10/climb/climbing/wayaan|archive-date=3 July 2019|url-status=dead}} Both Wayaan Kaingaran and Mastan are accessible only with 4WD while Wayaan Mannan has a good access road.
References
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{{Geography of Sabah}}
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Category:Protected areas of Sabah