Mount Belumut, Mountain summit in Kluang District, Malaysia

Mount Belumut is a 1,010-metre peak in the Mount Belumut Recreational Forest in Kluang District, Johor, the third tallest in the state. Its slopes carry hill and upper dipterocarp forest, and the trail passes a false summit where camping is possible before the final half-hour trek to the top, where the Crown Rock boulder sits.

In the mid-1990s Gunung Belumut was closed temporarily after a tiger attacked livestock in a nearby village. The mountain lies within the Mount Belumut Recreational Forest in Kluang District and, at 1,010 metres, is Johor's third-highest peak, after Gunung Ledang at 1,276 metres.

Locals also call the mountain Gunung Lumut, meaning 'mossy mountain' in Malay, a reference to the green plants covering the tree trunks. The name Belumut itself points to these moss-covered trunks rather than to the slopes.

The complete hike takes about seven hours round trip, with the ascent alone taking about four hours and becoming progressively steeper. Bring water and food, and be prepared to navigate natural obstacles along the way.

The Crown Rock sits on the summit itself, not near it, and takes its name from its resemblance to a giant crown. On the way up, hikers first reach a false summit where camping is possible in fair weather; from there the true summit is about half an hour's trek.