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Mt. Kinabalu's St John's Peak has become the topic of conversation recently after many people began to notice that there is a "face" on the surface of its peak
Many of the climbers and netizens claim that the unique formation looks like the face of an ape and photos of it has gone viral ever since.
[The Star Online](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/06/22/face-appearing-atop-mt-kinabalu/) reported yesterday that Kinabalu Park manager Yassin Miki, said the "face" was obvious in certain lighting conditions on the mountain.
**"It has to be just after sunrise. The face would then become noticeable," he was quoted as saying by the English daily.**
However, some netizens have pointed out that the "face" on St John's Peak was nothing new. One even claimed that the formation has been there for about 20 years.
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Yassin also agreed that the formation has been noticeable for quite some time, even before the earthquake at the mountain last year that killed 18 climbers and mountain guides.
**"It has been there for some time now," he [reportedly](http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/06/22/face-appearing-atop-mt-kinabalu/) said.**
A search on Google confirmed that these claims are true, as some of the photos taken before the earthquake in 2015 do feature the mysterious "face" on the peak
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