KOTA KINABALU: Mount Sinsing, straddling the Crocker Range, is now officially the third highest mountain in Malaysia.
Standing tall at 2,586m in Sabah’s interior Tambunan district, Mount Sinsing is third after Mount Kinabalu and Mount Trus Madi , both of which are part of the Crocker Range.
The height of the mountain became a subject of interest in 2018 when amateurs using the Global Positioning System determined the height of the mountain at 2,603m, dislodging its neighbour Mount Tambuyukon from the third spot. A team from the Sandakan-based Forest Research Centre in Sepilok, together with members from the Persatuan Komuniti Kg Nupakan, set out to get a more accurate height measurement of Mount Sinsing using the more sophisticated Stonex S900A Global Navigation Satellite System receiver.The observation data was then sent to a licensed surveying company for processing to establish the height of the mountain at mean sea level.
Chief conservator of forests Datuk Frederick Kugan said the Forestry Department would continue its endeavours to protect areas of interest, including Sinsing.Mount Trus Madi is located adjacent to Mount Sinsing, which is also under the management of FMU10 and covers an area of 88,401ha.
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