Built almost entirely of quartz, geologists marvel at its make-up for no other quartz outcrop in the country perhaps even the world can match its massive length and breadth. Biologists are no less impressed by this botanical treasure which nurtures some 265 plant species wrote Tan Cheng Li in an article at http://mcleon.tripod.com/quartz-ridge.htm More about the destructions in her website.

At the top of the ridge, a cleared logging trail can be seen on the western side. Much development can be seen creeping from the west with the ... (more)