Mount Murud or Muru (Malay: Gunung Murud) is a sandstone mountain located in the Malaysian part of Borneo. At 2,423 m (7,946 ft), it is the highest mountain in the state of Sarawak.
The tropical pitcher plant species Nepenthes murudensis is named after the mountain and is thought to be endemic to its summit area.
Mount Murud is included within Pulong Tau National Park.
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