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.

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

PACKING GUIDE

DRY SEASON

STABLE, DRIER WEATHER UNDER THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON — THE RECOMMENDED WINDOW FOR THE STEEP, ROPE-ASSISTED SECTIONS ABOVE ORCHID CAMP.

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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.

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INFORMATION

MONTHS

OCTOBER - APRIL

STATUS

OPEN