
LOCATION
GUNUNG BESAR HANTU
COUNTRY
MALAYSIA
ALTITUDE
1462 M
TERRAIN
DENSE RAINFOREST
GUNUNG BESAR HANTU IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN NEGERI SEMBILAN AT ROUGHLY 1,462M, RISING WITHIN TAMAN NEGERI KENABOI'S DENSE RAINFOREST NEAR JELEBU. THE ROUTE CROSSES STREAMS AND A BAMBOO BRIDGE BEFORE A STEEP, ROOT-AND-ROPE SCRAMBLE PAST ORCHID CAMP TO THE SUMMIT. A FOREST DEPARTMENT PERMIT AND, AS OF LATE 2025, A REGISTERED MOUNTAIN GUIDE ARE BOTH MANDATORY.
GUNUNG BESAR HANTU TRANSLATES TO "BIG GHOST MOUNTAIN" AND IS NEGERI SEMBILAN'S HIGHEST PEAK.
PACKING GUIDE
DRY SEASON
STABLE, DRIER WEATHER UNDER THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON — THE RECOMMENDED WINDOW FOR THE STEEP, ROPE-ASSISTED SECTIONS ABOVE ORCHID CAMP.
DETAIL
INFORMATION
MONTHS
MAY - SEPTEMBER
STATUS
OPEN
WET SEASON
NORTHEAST MONSOON AND INTER-MONSOON RAIN MAKE STREAM CROSSINGS AND ROOT-AND-ROPE SECTIONS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE HAZARDOUS.
DETAIL
INFORMATION
MONTHS
OCTOBER - APRIL
STATUS
OPEN