TOPTENHI

GHESTMOUNTAI
NINTHEPHI
LIPPI
NES

CANONI
GO,
JEIKHYLEM. PHI
YSI
CALEDUCATI
ON

STEM 12-
1 MAY7,
2021

1.
Mt.
Apo

Thest unningbeaut yofMt .Apoandt hefulf

il
lmentthatawai ts
adventuroussoul swhocl imbi tshouldbeexper i
encedbyev ery
mount aineer.Standingat2,956Met ersAboveSeaLev el,Mt.Apo
i
st hehighestmount aininthePhili
ppinesandi sconsideredt o
bet heGr andfatherofPhili
ppineMount ai
ns.Thejourneyisn’t
easyasi tisoneoft hehardestmount ai
nstohike.Youwi l
lhike
thr
oughmy sti
callakes,l
ushjungles, r
ockymount ainsides,anda
verti
calsect i
onofv olcanicboulders.Itmightbeat ough
adventurebuti t’
swor thit
!

Locat
ion:Cot
abat
o;Dav
aodelSur

El
evat
ion:2,
956met
ers
Howt oreach:From Manil
a,bookafli
ghtt
oDavaoCi
ty.Upon
arr
ival
,ri
deav anboundforKidapawanandpr
oceedt
oBr gy.
Il
omav i
s,thej
ump- of
fpointofMt.Apo.

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Int
erest
ingfactaboutMt.Apo:I
t’
sconsider
edasthecent
erfor
endemism becauseitser
vesasthehomeofhundredsofanimal
andplantspeciest
hatcanonlybefoundinthePhi
li
ppi
nes.

2.
.Mt
.Dul
ang-
Dul
ang

Standi ngat2,
938met er
sabovesealevel,Mt.Dulang-Dulangis
thesecondhi ghestmountai
ninthePhil
ippines.Yourjour
neywi l
l
bef i
ll
edwi thamazingvi
ewsoftheli
nedpi netrees,deer,fl
yi
ng
l
emur s,monkeys,bat
s,andmore.Oncey oureacht hepeak,you
willseet hevi
ewofMt .Apoandtheenti
reKi t
angladrange

Locat
ion:Buki
dnon

El
evat
ion:2,
938met
ers
Howtoreach:Bookaf l
ighttoCagayandeOro,t
hentaket
hebus
toMalay
balay,
Bukidnon.From t
here,r
idej
eepneygoi
ngto
Lant
apanandheadt othejump-offpoi
ntatSi
ti
oIntav
as.

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I
nter
esti
ngfactaboutDulang-Dul
ang:Iti
shomet
otheTal
aandi
g
t
ri
be.TheyconsiderMt.Dulang-
Dulangasacr
edpl
ace.

3.Mt
.Pul
ag

Mt .Pulagi sli
keadr eam hiki
ngdest i
nationtomost
mount aineer
s( andsoulsear chers)becauseofi tspicturesque
trail
sandast unni ngviewoft heseaofcl ouds.Itisthehi ghest
mount aininLuzonat2, 926met ers.WhilePulagisnothi ghly
recommendedf orfir
st-t
imers,themount ainoffersseveraltrai
ls
foropt ions.AmbangegTr ai
listheeasiestwhi l
eAkikiand
Tawangant r
ail
sar emor echall
enging.Ifwe’r
ej usttal
kingabout
thet al
lestmount aininthePhili
ppineswi thadivinev i
ew, Pulag
topst hel i
st.

Locat
ion:Benguet

El
evat
ion:2,
926met
ers
Howtoreach:Fr
om Mani
la,r
ideabusboundforBaguio.Once
t
her
e,takeajeepgoi
ngtothejump-
offpoi
ntofyourchosestr
ail

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Int
eresti
ngfactaboutMt.Pul
ag:Theindi
genouspeopleli
vi
ngin
theareaconsiderMt.Pul
agasasacredplace.Becauseofit
s
height
,theybeli
eveiti
snearheavenwheretheycantal
ktoGod.

4.Mt
.Ki
tangl
ad

Mt.Ki
tangladisoneoft hebestmount ai
nsinMindanaoy ou
shoul
dconsi derhiki
ng.Becauseit
’soneoft hehighest
mountai
nsi nthePhili
ppines,t
hetrail
sher earechal
lengi
ngbut
off
erbeautif
ulv i
ewsandr ichbi
odiversit
ythatmakey ourjour
ney
al
lworthit
.

Locat
ion:Buki
dnon

El
evat
ion:2,
899met
ers

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InterestingfactaboutMt.Ki
tangl
ad:Legendhasi tthatt
his
mount aininMindanaowasnamedaf teragr eatflood
submer gedthelandandonlythemount ai
n’speak, whichwas
thesi zeofabl adeoflemongrass(t
angladinFi l
ipino)was
visible.

5.Mt
.Kal
atungan

Anothertal
lmountaini
nt hePhil
ippi
nesisMt.Kalat
ungan.Int
he
nati
vetongue,i
tmeans“ pray
ingmant i
seggs”.I
tisclassi
fi
edas
apotenti
all
yacti
vev ol
canoandi sconsi
deredasoneoft hemost
chal
lengi
ngPhili
ppinesmount ai
nstohike.

Locat
ion:Buki
dnon

El
evat
ion:2,
880met
ers

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Howt oreach:From CagayandeOr o’

sAgoraTerminal,
youcan
takeabusboundf orMalaybal
ay,
thenfrom Mal
aybalay,t
akea
bus/j
eeptoKi banggay,
thenahabal -
habalt
othejump-off.
Int
erestingfactaboutMt .Kalatungan:Inkeepingwi t
htradi
tions,
mount aineer
sperform ar i
tualsacri
ficepriort
ot hecli
mbt oMt .
Kalat
ungan.Hi kershavet obringthef ol
lowingfortheri
tual
sacri
fice:ali
vechicken,somel ocalwine,whit
eandr edcloth,
andrice.

6.
MountTabay
oc–Benguet

Asidefr
om Mt .Pulag,Mt.Tabayocisanothermountai
ninLuzon
youmustsee.I nsi
dethismount ain,
you’
llfi
ndaMonkeyTr ai
l
wheretrekkershav etoclimbov erboul
ders,swi
ngfrom one
branchtoanot her,andhangont ovi
nestomov efor
ward.Pret
ty
muchexper iencingTarzan’sl
ife.

Locat
ion:I
fugao,
Mount
ainPr
ovi
nce

El
evat
ion:2,
842met
ers

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Howtoreach:Ri
deabusboundf
orBagui
othenanA-
Linerbus
goi
ngtoBall
ay,Kabay
an,
thej
ump-of
fpoi
nt
I
nteresti
ngfactaboutMt .Tabay oc:Tabayocmeans“ basi
n”,
whichmayr efertothefourlakessur r
oundingi
t:LakeTabeo,
Ambul al
akao,Icul
us,andDet apnaco.

7.Mt
.Pi
apay
ungan

MtPiapayunganli
estot
hesoutheastofLakeLanaoandeastof
t
heBut i
gMount ai
ns,
ontheborder
sbetweenLanaodelSur,
Nor
thCot abat
oandMaguindanaoProvi
nces.Tothisday
,it
r
emainst obeoneofMindanao’
smostelusivepeaks.

Locat
ion:Cot
abat
o,LanaoDelSur

El
evat
ion:2,
817met
ers

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8.Mt
.Ragang

Alsoknownast heBlueMount ai
n,Mt.Ragangist
hehi
ghest
pointi
nLanaoDelSur .Thetrekherei
snotaneasyonebutwil
l
bewor t
hitbecauseofthebeautif
ulvi
ewofLakeLanaoaswell
astownsofMagui ndanao,LanaodelSur,andCot
abat
o.

Locat
ion:Cot
abat
o,LanaoDelSur

El
evat
ion:2,
803met
ers

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Inter
esti
ngfactaboutMt.Pul
ag:Itisanactivestr
atovol
canoand
oneofMi ndanao’
smostactiv
ev olcanoes.Thelastconf
irmed
erupti
onofRagangv ol
canowasi n1873.
9.Mt
.Maagnaw

Mt.Maagnawi sthethir
dhighestpeakintheKitangl
adrange
andoneoft hehighestPhi
li
ppinesmountains.I
fyou’
vehikedMt .
Dulang-DulangandMt .Kit
anglad,y
oucanal soconquerMt.
Maagnaw.I twi
llbeachall
engebutt hevi
ewsatt hesummi tar
e
tr
ulybreathtaki
ng.

Locat
ion:Buki
dnon

El
evat
ion:2,
742met
ers

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Howtoreach:Bookaf l
ighttoCagayandeOro,t
hent aket
hebus
toMalay
balay,
Bukidnon.From t
here,r
idej
eepneygoingto
Lant
apanandheadt othejump-offpoi
ntatSi
ti
oBul-ogan.

Interesti
ngf actaboutMt.Pul
ag:Mt.Maagnawsharestheethno
culturalheri
tageofKitangl
adandDulang-Dul
ang,
beingpartof
theancest raldomainoftheTalaandi
gtri
be.Acer
emonyhast o
beper formedi nwhichasacri
ficeofchi
ckensmustbedonet he
nightbef or
et hecli
mb.
10.Mt
.Ti
mbak

Thescener yatMt .Timbakf eatur

esmost l
yvil
lagesand
vegetabl
ef i
elds.Atthesummi t,t
herearet hr
eecr ossesinwhat
i
sdubbedas“ mini-
Calv
ary”.There’salsoaseaofcl ouds,and
youcanv iewTaPanPu( Tabay oc,Panotoan,andPul ag)andthe
rangeleadingallthewayt oMt .Ugo.

Locat
ion:Benguet

El
evat
ion:2,
717met
ers

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Howt oreach:Takeabusboundf orSagadaorBont ocMountai

n
Prov
ince.Askt hebusconductortodropyouof fatKM.55and
youwillseethetrai
lheadgoingupwardsony ourri
ght.Once
you’
rethere,youcanj ustaskl
ocalsf
ordirect
ions.