Walking Through Penang’s Lesser Hill Range—The Trans Nine Peaks

By Rexy Prakash Chacko

June 2025 FEATURE
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Looking towards the hills on the other side of the Paya Terubong valley.
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MENTION HILLS ON Penang Island, and Penang Hill and its greater range comes to mind; this starts at the southwest tip, winds its way along the middle, and broadens out to a large hilly area as it approaches the north and north-west side of the Island. This main range is visible from miles away, and defines the skyline of the island. However, a few other secondary hill ranges and isolated peaks do exist on the island, the most prominent of...

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Rexy Prakash Chacko

is an electronic engineer by profession and a nature lover by passion. While he spends his weekdays earning a living at the Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, his weekends are spent reflecting and recharging on the green hills of Penang.


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