Mount Jerai

Mount Jerai
Mount Jerai
	Mount Jerai, seen from theStrait of Malaccaon a ferry betweenPenangandLangkawi
Highest point
Elevation	1,217 m (3,993 ft)
Prominence	1,184 m (3,885 ft)
Listing	Ribu
Naming
Native name	Gunung Jerai(Malay)
Geography
	Mount Jerai Location in Malaysia
Location	Kuala MudaandYan Districts,Kedah
Country	Malaysia
State	Kedah
Geology
Mountain type	Inselberg
Climbing
First ascent	localKedahans

Mount Jerai(Malay:Gunung Jerai), formerlyKedah Peak,is a mountain inKedah,Malaysiawith the height of 3,993 feet (1,217 m). Within Kedah itself, the mountain stands at the border ofKuala MudaandYandistricts.

Mount Jerai is known as theHausbergof the town ofSungai Petani,the district capital of Kuala Muda.

Geology

Mount Jerai is a 1,217- metre tallinselberglocated near the coast of theStrait of Malacca,and is part of an eponymous geological formation that correlates with the Matchinchang Formation in the island ofLangkawi.The Jerai Formation is originally asedimentaryformation composed of fullymetamorphosed sandstoneandshale,and it consists ofargillite,areniteandporphyry facies.^[1]

Insular origins

There is an information board on top of the mountain stating that it used to be an island called Pulai Serai before the sea levels receded letting it form a mountain. This is probably supported byI Ching's record of Pu Lou Shi (Pulau Sri), a country located west of Sribogha.^[2]

Tourism

Aresorton Jerai summit

Jerai Hill Resort

View ofYanside. Thepaddy fieldsand the coast ofStrait of Malaccaare barely visible due tohazyconditions.

The summit of Jerai has been developed into ahill resort,and from there tourists can get to enjoy a wide angle view of the surrounding areas, includingPenang Islandand therice fieldsofYan District.

Gallery

Mount Jerai towers over apaddy field.
East face of Jerai, viewed fromGurun.
Mount Jerai, seen fromGuar Chempedak.
The mountain as seen fromBatu Feringghi,Penang,41 km (25 mi) southwest.
Aerial view of Jerai andTanjung Dawai,seen from acommercial flight.

References

^Bradford, E.F., Geology and Mineral Sources of Gunung Jerai Area, Kedah. Geological Survey District Memoir 13, Geological Survey Malaysia, 1972.
^i-Tsing (2005).A Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practiced in India and the Malay... - I-Tsing - Google Books.ISBN 9788120616226.Retrieved15 April2016.

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[1] Bradford, E.F., Geology and Mineral Sources of Gunung Jerai Area, Kedah. Geological Survey District Memoir 13, Geological Survey Malaysia, 1972.

[2] -Tsing (2005).A Record of the Buddhist Religion as Practiced in India and the Malay... - I-Tsing - Google Books.ISBN 9788120616226.Retrieved15 April2016.

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