Mount Ophir, Mountain summit in Johor, Malaysia.

Mount Ophir rises to 1,276 meters through dense jungle with steep rocky sections and moss-covered forests. The vegetation changes dramatically with elevation, featuring carnivorous plants lower down and flowering rhododendrons higher up.

Alfred Wallace climbed Mount Ophir in 1854, recording the ascent in The Malay Archipelago (1869). The name Ophir may derive from the Hebrew אוֹפִיר (Owphiyr), while Chinese sailing records called it Jinshan, from the Hokkien words for gold and mountain. During the Majapahit era, Javanese speakers named it Gunong Ledang, meaning mountain from afar.

The mountain is tied to the legend of Puteri Gunung Ledang, the princess said to dwell on the summit. The name Ophir is traced in the sources to the Hebrew word Owphiyr and to the Greek auferre, meaning 'to take away'. Chinese sailing records called it Jinshan, 'gold mountain', from the Hokkien words kim and sua.

The climb requires advance booking as only 50 visitors are allowed daily, with the best window between May and October outside monsoon season. Bring sturdy hiking boots and rain gear since the trail becomes slippery and weather can change quickly.

The summit carries a TV and radio transmitter serving northern Johor, Malacca, southwest Pahang and southern Negeri Sembilan; a radio building stands at 610 meters on the closed access road. In 1987 six Singaporeans got lost on the mountain after trying a shortcut. On clear days the Strait of Malacca and Sumatra are visible from the top.