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Bukit Gombak
2nd Tallest Hill in Singapore
Height: 139 m [Spot height according to the map: Singapore 1:50,000 Series SMU 075, Edition 11 (Mapping Unit, Ministry of Defense, Singapore, 2017)]
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Location: 1°21'55.9"N 103°45'27.7"E
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Other Names: Some of the older maps has the hill's name as Bukit Gombak I. There is therefore a Bukit Gombak II as well, which has succumbed to quarrying activities and is currently better known as Little Guilin.
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Route to Summit:
Out of Bounds unless you have some stars or crabs on your epaulet. Occupied by Singapore Ministry of Defense.
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History:
Bukit Gombak first appeared on maps in the 1898 edition of "Map Of the Island of Singapore And Its Dependencies" (See extract from map below, from National Archives of Singapore). This is an early series of maps that details the interior of Singapore island. On the map, it's height was posted as 437 ft (133.2 m) and is situated towards the southern end of the ridge that bears the name of Bukit Panjang (Check this page out for more details).
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