Mountains in Asia


 

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View of Gunung Rinjani from the waters off Gili Meno (12th May 2006)


 

Peak

Height

Range/Location

Trail (Trailhead elevation), [trail distance], Elevation gain

Summit Date

Remarks

Gunung Kinabalu*^,

Low's Peak

4095m

Crocker Range / Borneo Island ; Sabah, Malaysia

Mersilau Trail (1951m), +2376m (+1560, -210m to Laban Rata)

16th June 2009

Malaysia HP, Borneo IHP

Yu Shan*^

玉山

3952m

Yushan Range/ Yushan National Park, Taiwan

Shangdongpu carpark-Tataka saddle-Yushan trail 塔塔加鞍部登山步道 (2580m), [14.1 km]  +1525 m-150 m

14th Dec 2018

Taiwan CHP, Taiwan IHP

Fuji-san*^, Hakusandake

富士山

3757m

Japanese Island Arc Volcano/ Honshu Island , Japan

Kawaguchiko-guchi Go-gome (Kawaguchiko Fifth Station) (2305m), +1450m

19th June 2007

Japan 1.1CHP, Honshu 1.1IHP

Gunung Rinjani*

3726m

Sunda Arc Volcano/ Lombok Island; Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia

from Sembalun Lawang (1156m), +2570m

8th May 2006

Lombok IHP

Syue Shan (Snow Mountain) East Peak雪山東峰

3201m

Syue Shan Range/ Taiwan Island

Syue Shan east route 雪東線 (2150m), +850m

8th Jan 2010

 

Gunung Merbabu

3145m

Sunda Arc Volcano/ Java Island; Jawa Tengah, Indonesia

from Selo (1580m), +1565m

28th Dec 2009

 

Fansipan ^

3143m

Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range/ Lao Cai Province , Vietnam

from Tram Ton pass (~1900m), +~1250m

27th Dec. 2005

Vietnam CHP

Jebel Shams, Qarn al Ghamaydah ^

2997m

Al Hajar Mountain Range/ Oman

Route W4 (~1925m), [12.2km] +1300m, -220m

28th Dec. 2017

Oman 1.1CHP

Changbaishan (Astronomy Peak) 长白山(天文峰)

2670m

Changbaisan Range/Changbaishan National Nature Reserve, Jilin, China

From carpark (~2625m), +45m

29th Sep. 2013

Jilin Province 1.2HP

Doi Ithanon^

2565m

Loi Lar Mountain Range / Chiang Mai Province , Thailand

from Car Park (~2535m), +30m

27th Mar. 2011

Thailand CHP

Nantai-san, 男体山

2484m

Japanese Island Arc Volcano/ Nikko National Park , Honshu Island , Japan

from Futarasan Chugushi Shrine (1274m), +1210m

16th June 2007

Gunung Sinabung

2451m

Bukit Barisan Mountains, Sunda Arc Volcano/ Sumatra Island; Sumatra Utara, Indonesia

from Lake Kawar (1425m), +1025m

22nd Aug. 2010

Sri Pada (Adam's Peak)

2243m

Central Highlands / Peak Wilderness Sanctuary, Sri Lanka

Pilgrimage route from Dalhousie (~1250m), +990m

18th Dec. 2011

Mount Olympus/ Chionistra

1951m

Troodos Mountains/ Cyprus

Artemis trail and scramble up ski slope (~1840m), [<2 km], +~105m. reached highest point outside gate @ ~1946m

20th May 2018

Cyprus CHP, Cyprus IHP

Hallasan 한라산

1950m

Jeju Volcano/ Jeju Island, S. Korea

Seongpanak trail (~750m), [9.6 km], +~1200m. reached Eastern summit (The highest accessible point)

26th Aug 2018

S. Korea CHP, Jeju IHP

Hachigyogatake/Hakken-san (八経ヶ岳/八剣山)

1915m

Ōmine mountain range / Kumano-Yoshino N.P., Kii Peninsula, Honshu, Japan

From Misen trailhead (west entrance of Gyojagaeri tunnel) - Ōmine Okugakemichi (大峯奥駈道)- Misen (~1095m), +965m [-145m]

10th Nov. 2012

Jebel Umm ad Dami

1854m

Sarawat Mountains/ Aqaba Governorate, Jordan

Trail and scramble up the west face (~1425m), [~2.0 km], +430m

26th May 2018

Jordan CHP

Doi Pui

1685m

Loi Lar Mountain Range / Chiang Mai Province , Thailand

from campground car park(~1500m), +~180m

27th Mar. 2011

 

Tai Shan (Yu Huang Ding) 泰山 (玉皇顶)

1532m

Shandong Province , China

from Tai'an city (~150m), [10.2 km], +~1490m

14th May. 2014

Shandong Province HP. 东岳

Chilbubong (& Sangwangbong

1433m (&1430m)

Gayasan, Sobaek Mountain Range / Gayasan N.P., South Korea

from Haeinsa Temple (~630m), +~800m

17th Feb. 2012

Wulao Feng 五老峰 (Five Elders Peak), (庐山)

1358m

Lushan N.P., Jiangxi, China

From trailhead (~1135m),+~353m,-~124m. [2.3 km]

8th Apr. 2024

 

Heng Shan (Zhu Rong Feng) 衡山 (祝融峰)

1300m

Hengshan Range/Hunan Province , China

from Nanyue temple, Nanyue (~145m), [12.1 km], +~1150m

23rd May. 2014

南岳

Gunung Ledang (Mt Ophir)

1276m

Benom-Ophir Range/ Gunung Ledang N.P, Johor, Malaysia

Lagenda trail - Air Panas trail (~100m), +1310m (-135m)

6th Nov. 2010

Johor State HP

Gunung Jerai

1217m

Kedah, Malaysia

Near entrance to Regency Jerai Hill Resort (~975m), +200m. Reached gate at 1177m, summit inaccessible. Radio station

24th Dec 2013

 

Cixing Shan (Seven Stars Montain七星山

1120m

Tatun Range/ Taipei County , Taiwan

from Xiaoyoukeng (811m), +310m

26th Jun. 2006

 

Gunung Kutu

1080m

 Titiwangsa Range/ Selangor , Malaysia

 (~260m), +820m

16th Oct. 2011

 

Selvili Tepe/ Kyparissovouno

1024m

Kyrenia Mountains/ Northern Cyprus

Service road (~920m), [0.7 km], +~100m.

23rd May 2018

Northern Cyprus HP

Vindhyagiri

1020m

Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, India

Shravanabelagola (~875 m), +140 m

2nd Jan. 2009

 

Gunung Berlumut

1010m

Berlumut Range/ Johor , Malaysia

Standard Route (~60m), +950m

30th Apr. 2006

 

Tai Mo Shan 大帽山

958m

New Territories , Hong Kong

From MacLehose trail junction with Twisk Road (470m), +470m, reached highest point outside fence @ 950m

21st May 2011

Hong Kong SAR HP

Lantau Peak 鳳凰山

934m

Lantau Island, Hong Kong

From 伯公坳 (Pak Kung Au) (~330m), [3.1 km], +600m

18th Jun. 2015

Hong Kong SAR 2HP, Lantau IHP

Hieizan 比叡山

848m

Kyoto-fu, Japan

from Keihan Sakamoto Station (127m), +721m

17th Oct. 2009

 

Western Hill*  

833m

Penang Hill Range/ Penang, Malaysia

from Moongate (45m), +775m. Reached gate of military camp and radar station at 820m

4th Jan. 2015

Penang State HP. Penang IHP 

Pavagadh Hill

803m

Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India

Pilgrimage route (~425m), ~+380m.

2nd Feb. 2023

 

Geumjeongsan金井山Godangbong

801.5m

Busan, South Korea

From Beomeosa subway station (90m), +710m

12th Feb 2012

Victoria Peak

555m

Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong

From victoria gap, Mt Austin Rd (400m), +140m, reached gate of radio station at 540m

22nd May 2011

Hong Kong Island IHP

Gunung Panti

513m

Johor, Malaysia

Standard Route (~40m), +470m

14th Mar. 2010

 

Gunung Lambak

510m

Johor, Malaysia

Standard Route (~60m), +450m

6th June 2010

 

Yonaha-dake与那覇岳

503m

Yambaru National Park, Okinawa, Japan

Standard Route (~330m), +170m

14th Dec 2019

Okinawa IHP

Gunung Jantan

436m

Karimun Island, Indonesia

from Air Terjun (~30m), +400m

9th Aug 2015

Karimun Besar IHP 

Alto de Coloane

171m

Coloane, Macau

From main road (~5m), +165m

23rd May 2011

Macau SAR HP

Bukit Timah*^

164m

Singapore Island

 

countless times

Singapore CHP and IHP

*Island highpoints

^Country highpoints

 

Failed Attempts

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peak

Height

Range/Location

Trailhead, Trailhead elevation, Turnaround elevation

Date

Remarks

Fuji-san 富士山

3776m

Japanese Island Arc Volcano/ Honshu Island , Japan

Kawaguchiko-guchi Go-gome (Kawaguchiko Fifth Station) 2305m, ~2970m

14th June 2007

 Bad weather

Syue Shan (Snow Mountain) , 雪山

3886m

Syue Shan Range/ Taiwan Island

Syue Shan east route 雪東線 2150m, 3500m

9th Jan. 2010

Too much snow

Gunung Hijau (Gunung Larut)

1448m

Near Taiping, Perak, Malaysia

From Maxwell Hill trailhead ~60m, ~1350m

28th Dec 2013

Got lost in Jungle