The Mount Ledang National Park ( ms, Taman Negara Gunung Ledang) is a national park located in the
Tangkak District
The Tangkak District is a district in western Johor, Malaysia, bordering Malacca to the west. The district also shares a 2 kilometre border with Negeri Sembilan to the northwest. The district capital and largest city is Tangkak Town.
Geogra ...
,
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
. It contains the 1,276 m peak of
Mount Ledang
Mount Ledang ( ms, Gunung Ledang; historically also: Mount Ophir) is a mountain in the Gunung Ledang National Park located in Tangkak District, Johor, Malaysia. The summit is located next to the tripoint of Tangkak, Jasin and Tampin Distri ...
and was established in 2005, and now it is one of the most famous hiking goals in
Johor
Johor (; ), also spelled as Johore, is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia in the south of the Malay Peninsula. Johor has land borders with the Malaysian states of Pahang to the north and Malacca and Negeri Sembilan ...
Mount Ledang is additionally steeped in legend. Many of the legends are centered round the mythical princess, Puteri Gunung Ledang.
About 160 species of birds have been recorded in the park.
See also
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List of national parks of Malaysia
Malaysia has a number of national parks, but most of them are ''de facto'' state parks.
This page provides the list of protected areas and pictures associated with the facilities and activities available in each area.
Peninsular Malaysia
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External links
Gunung Ledang – Johor National Parks
References
National parks of Johor
Tangkak District
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