The Bintang Mountains ( Malay : Banjaran Bintang ) is a mountain range , part of the Tenasserim Hills , that encompasses the states of Kedah and Perak , Malaysia . It runs from the province of Yala , southern Thailand in the north, straddling along the Kedah–Perak border and ends in the south near Beruas , Manjung District , western Perak . Within Perak, the mountain range forms a natural boundary between the districts of Kuala Kangsar and Hulu Perak in the east and Larut, Matang and Selama in the west. It borders the Titiwangsa Mountains , Peninsular Malaysia 's chief mountain range, to its east. The range divides the basins of Kerian and Perak Rivers in the west and east respectively.
2-420: Mount Bintang , the range's namesake, is the highest peak at 1,882 m (6,174 ft) above sea level. Several of other prominent peaks that are part of the range are Bukit Bokbak (1,199 m [3,933 ft]), Gunung Inas (1,801 m [5,909 ft]), Gunung Bubu (1,657 m) and Gunung Ulu Jernih (1,577 m [5,174 ft]). In the vicinity of Taiping , Bukit Larut , formerly Maxwell Hill ,
4-550: Is a famous hill resort nestled on the western slopes of the mountain range. This Perak location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mount Bintang Mount Bintang ( Malay : Gunung Bintang ) is a mountain on the border of the states of Kedah and Perak in the Bintang Mountains , Malaysia , specifically on the quadripoint between the districts of Kulim , Baling , Larut, Matang and Selama and Hulu Perak . Its summit
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