Mount Alab

Mount Alab
Mount Alab
Location in Malaysia
Highest point
Elevation1,951 m (6,401 ft)
ListingRibu
Coordinates5°49′N 116°22′E / 5.817°N 116.367°E / 5.817; 116.367
Naming
Native name
Geography
LocationPenampang-Tambunan border, West Coast/Interior divisional boundary, Sabah
Parent rangeCrocker Mountains

Mount Alab (Malay: Gunung Alab, Dusun: Nulu Alab) is a mountain located at the border of the West Coast as well as the Interior divisions of Sabah, Malaysia. The mountain is located approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Sabah's capital of Kota Kinabalu, where it can be highly visible from the city on a clear sky and easily recognisable with the presence of telecommunications tower near its peak, approximately at 5°49′47″N 116°20′30″E / 5.82972°N 116.34167°E / 5.82972; 116.34167. With a height of 1,951 metres (6,401 ft), it is the highest mountain within the Crocker Range in Sabah outside the protected park area and lies to the south of the highest peak on Borneo island, the Mount Kinabalu.