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The Kinabalu
Park covers an area of 754 sq km and is made up of Mount
Kinabalu, Mount Tambayukon and the foothills. It was
gazette to preserve this valuable natural environment.
The mountains have a fascinating geological history,
taking 'just' a million years to form. The mighty Mount
Kinabalu is actually a granite massif that was later
thrust upwards through the crust of the surface.
Subsequent erosion removed thousands of feet of the
overlying sand and mud stone, exposing this massif.
During the Ice Age, glaciers running across the summit
smoothed it out, but the jagged peaks that stood out
above the ice surface remained unaffected, retaining the
extremely ragged surfaces. This rugged mountain is the
focal point of the National Park. |
