Mount Trusmadi
Mount Trusmadi or Trus Madi is a mountain located at the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia. It is considered as the second highest mountain in both Sabah and Malaysia at, after Mount Kinabalu with Trusmadi offering a tougher climbing challenge than the latter. It is located within Crocker Range National Park with an area of 184,527 hectares in total.
Geology
The mountain geology comprises tertiary formation of mudstone, shale and argillite with subordinate beds of quartzite, sandstone, siltstone and limestone breccias.Biodiversity
The mountain area is located within the Trusmadi Forest Reserve where it supports a wide range of unique flora and fauna, including Nepenthes macrophylla, a species of pitcher plant. The natural hybrid Nepenthes × trusmadiensis is named after the mountain. In 1999, a small-scale expedition on the mountain biodiversity was conducted through a collaboration between Sabah Museum and Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science with various bird species are found within the area.The mountain is known for having bird hides since the COVID-19 pandemic, where many come to observe the Bulwer's pheasant as it is one of the few areas where the pheasant has been photographed alongside Maliau Basin and Jungle Girl Entomology Camp. There are approximately 43 species of birds around the hides, and 6 to 15 can be photographed.