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Wild spring · Lasah, Sungai Siput, Perak

Lasah Hot Springs (Kg Temor & Sungai Danak)

Also known as: Mata Air Panas Lasah (Kg Temor & Sungai Danak), Kg. Temor hot spring, Sg. Danak hot spring, Sungai Denak hot spring, Pos Denak hot spring, Air Panas Lasah, Sungai Siput hot spring

We could not confirm this spring is currently open. Ask locals or the operator before a long drive.

Water temp
46–60°C
Entry fee
Fee not published
Opening hours
No fixed hours; not a managed site
Water type
Not tested
Status
Status unconfirmed

Lasah Hot Springs are two springs geologists have recorded around Lasah, a rural area in Kuala Kangsar district roughly 16 km north of Sungai Siput town: one at Kampung Temor at 46°C and a hotter one on Sungai Danak (also spelled Denak) at 60°C.

Neither has a bathing pool, signboard or published visitor report that we could find. This page records what the surveys say. It is not a soaking destination. The Sungai Danak spring is mapped beside Kampung Orang Asli Denak (Pos Denak), about 9 km north-east of Lasah village, so ask there before going near it.

What is known

The hot spring list by Samsudin and colleagues (1997), reproduced in Mohd Hariri Arifin's 2017 USM PhD thesis, gives three Lasah entries: Kg. Temor at 46°C, Sg. Danak at 60°C, and Kg. Kubu Legap at 29°C. We leave Kubu Legap out because 29°C is cooler than body temperature. Arifin's distribution map, republished in Warta Geologi in 2022, plots "Kampung Temor" (no. 11) and "Sg Denak" (no. 12) almost on top of each other north-east of Lasah, with Kubu Legap (no. 13) a little to the south-east.

No water chemistry has been published for either spring that we could find.

Where they are

OpenStreetMap shows a hamlet named Kampung Orang Asli Denak, also called Pos Denak, about 9 km north-east of Lasah village, which lines up with the position on Arifin's map. Our pin sits on that hamlet. Kampung Temor is not named on OpenStreetMap, so its exact spot is unknown; on Arifin's map it is plotted next to the Sungai Danak spring.

What we don't know

We could not confirm whether either spring has a pool, whether there is a path, or whether the water still reaches the recorded temperatures. There are no published hours or fees, and no recent photos or reviews.

Safety and etiquette

Water at 60°C can scald in seconds. If you are in the area, ask in the village before going near either spring, and follow the residents' lead on whether visitors are welcome.

Getting there

Lasah is about 16 km north of Sungai Siput town in Kuala Kangsar district, beyond Lintang and FELDA Lasah. Kampung Orang Asli Denak (Pos Denak), near the Sungai Danak spring, is about 9 km north-east of Lasah village in a straight line. Use a map app for the road route, expect narrow rural roads, and ask locals for the springs. There is no public transport.

WazeGoogle Maps4.99259, 101.19300 (approximate)

Before you go

  • Ask permission at Pos Denak before looking for either spring; the Sungai Danak spring is mapped right beside this Orang Asli village.
  • Don't touch the Sungai Danak source. It was recorded at 60°C.
  • Locals may know the place as Denak rather than Danak; use both spellings when asking.
  • Carry drinking water and download offline maps before leaving Sungai Siput.
  • Skip Kubu Legap if you want warm water: the same survey measured it at 29°C.

Questions people ask

How hot are Lasah Hot Springs?

A 1997 survey recorded 46°C at Kampung Temor and 60°C at Sungai Danak. A third Lasah spring, Kubu Legap, was only 29°C.

Can you soak at Lasah Hot Springs?

We found no evidence of bathing pools or facilities at either spring. They are geological records, not developed sites.

How far is Lasah from Sungai Siput?

Lasah village is about 16 km north of Sungai Siput town. The Sungai Danak spring area is roughly 9 km further north-east.

Other springs within 150 km

Sources

Facts on this page were checked against these sources. Prices and hours change; confirm with the operator before a long drive.

  1. Mohd Hariri Arifin (2017) Hot springs characterisation and geothermal potential study in Peninsula Malaysia from geosciences perspectives, PhD thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia (Table 2.2, after Samsudin et al. 1997)
  2. Nurul Afiqah R. et al. (2022) What makes a hot spring, hot? Warta Geologi 48(1), Figure 4 distribution map (springs no. 11 Kampung Temor, 12 Sg Denak, 13 Kubu Legap)
  3. OpenStreetMap: Kampung Orang Asli Denak / Pos Denak (node 11694000003)
  4. OpenStreetMap: Lasah (node 6513385005)
  5. OpenStreetMap: Sungai Siput (node 254073427)

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