Penang Hill

View from the top of Penang Hill.

View of Penang Bridge and Georgetown from Penang Hill

Penang Hill, locally known as Bukit Bendera by the Malay, which refers to Flagstaff Hill, the most developed peak. Penang Hill is a hill resort comprising a group of peak in Penang and mainly hilly  granitic mass. Other than Penang Hill, there are a number of peak such as Bukit Laksamana, Tiger Hill, Flagstaff Hill, Government Hill and Western Hill, the highest point 833 m (2,723 ft) above sea level.

Penang Hill has been a popular holiday destination. It is about 6 km from the city centre of George Town. There are a number of bangalows were built around Flastaff Hill. The lower terrain of the Hills is used mainly for agricultural and residential purposes.

The most convenient way to the Penang Hill is by the Penang Hill Railway, a funicular railway from Air Itam to the top of Flagstaff Hill. It is also a popular hiking route. It begins at the entrance of the Penang Botanic Gardens and it takes two or three hour hike to reach the top of the hill. Station Eighty Four is the last pit stop before the top of Penang Hill, another forty five minutes.

Penang Hill Railway