From Luzon to Mindanao, all mountaineers will be amazed by the abundance of easy and challenging peaks to reach. Whether you're a beginner or a professional mountaineer, there's a perfect mountain for you. Here are the 10 highest mountains in the Philippines that you should add to your bucket list. Read this travel guide to help you prepare to explore the Philippine mountain belts.
Here's a list of mountains in the Philippines that are perfect for adventure seekers. Every mountaineer should experience Apo and the satisfaction that awaits adventurous souls who climb it. Located 2,956 meters above sea level, the mountain. Apo is the highest mountain in the Philippines and is considered the granddaddy of the Philippine mountains.
Located 2,938 meters above sea level, the mountain. Dulang-Dulang is the second highest mountain in the Philippines. Your trip will be filled with incredible views of fringed pine trees, deer, flying lemurs, monkeys, bats and more. Once you reach the top, you will see the view of the mountain.
Apo and the entire Kitanglad range. Pulag is like a dream hiking destination for most mountaineers (and soul seekers) because of its picturesque trails and stunning views of the sea of clouds. It is the highest mountain in Luzon at 2,926 meters. Kitanglad is one of the best mountains in Mindanao, you should consider hiking.
Because it's one of the highest mountains in the Philippines, the trails here are challenging, but they offer beautiful views and rich biodiversity that make the trip worthwhile. Another high mountain in the Philippines is Mt. In the native language, it means “praying mantis eggs”. It is classified as a potentially active volcano and is considered to be one of the most difficult Philippine mountains to climb.
Tabayoc is another mountain in Luzon that you must see. Inside this mountain, you'll find a monkey trail, where hikers have to climb rocks, swing from branch to branch and hold on to vines to move forward. The Tabayoc trail can be quite confusing, so it's important that you have a guide who knows the way. Mount Piapyungan is located southeast of Lake Lanao and east of the Butig Mountains, on the border between the provinces of Lanao del Sur, Cotabato del Norte and Maguindanao.
To this day, it remains one of the most elusive peaks in Mindanao. Also known as the Blue Mountain, the mountain. Ragang is the highest point in Lanao Del Sur. The hike here isn't easy, but it will be worth it because of the beautiful view of Lake Lanao, as well as the cities of Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur and Cotabato.
Maagnaw is the third highest peak in the Kitanglad mountain range and one of the highest mountains in the Philippines. Kitanglad, you can also conquer the mountain. It will be a challenge, but the views at the summit are truly impressive. Timbak has mostly villages and vegetable fields.
At the top, there are three crosses in what is called “mini-calvary”. There is also a sea of clouds and you can see TapanPu (Tabayoc, Panotoan and Pulag) and the mountain range that leads to the mountain. If you're a newbie, here are the 5 mountains in the Philippines you can consider visiting. Photo courtesy of Alexis Zapanta Mt.
Daraitan offers a majestic panoramic view of the Sierra Madre Mountains, the long stretch of the Daraitan River and other nearby mountains. It's the place where city residents looking for a quick walk go. That's why it's always on the list of mountains in the Philippines that are suitable for beginners. Like Treasure Mountain, Tanay Rizal, the mountain.
In fact, it has rolling pastures and hills similar to those of Batanes. Once there, you can enjoy the panoramic view of neighboring provinces, such as Laguna and Quezon. Just 2 hours from Metro Manila, you can now enjoy a dose of adventure without having to travel too far. The mountainous province of Sagada is a perfect destination for hiking in the Philippines.
Although it's far from the city, many travelers still go there just to experience hiking in Sagada. There is an area of mountainous plateau that is known as Marlboro Country, as it is home to several wild horses. The best time to go is early in the morning or around dusk. The hike crosses a dense forest with huge tree-sized ferns and ends in a flat landscape with shrubs and mountain flowers, from where you can get good views of the surrounding valleys.
The walk to Sagada lasts between 2 and 3 hours in total. Mount Piapyungan is the seventh highest mountain in the Philippines at 2,817 meters high. You will find Mount Piapyungan to the southwest of Mount Kalatungan and to the southeast of Lake Lanao. This is by far the most difficult mountain to climb in the Philippines and is therefore hardly ever climbed.
Dulang-dulang, the second highest Apo in the Philippines, the highest in Mindanao and in the entire Philippines. Mount Apo, together with its slightly lower neighbor, Mount Talomo (2,707 m or 8,881 feet above sea level), form the Apo-Talomo mountain range, a component mountain range that serves as the southern end of the Pantan mountain range that encompasses it (although some accounts state that the Apo-Talomo mountain range is a completely separate mountain range). Among the most outstanding animals in the mountain range are the Philippine eagle, the Philippine snake eagle (Spilornis holospilus), the Philippine sparrowhawk (Accipiter virgatus), the Brahmin kite (Haliastur indus), the Mindanao pygmy frugmy bat (Alionycteris paucidentata), the Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta) and the Kitanglad shrew mouse (Crunomys suncoides) ides), the Mindanao mountain rat (Limnomys sibuanus) and the gray-bellied mountain rat (Limnomys bryophilus). Approximately halfway up its summit is Lago Venado, a lake of enchanting beauty full of crystal clear waters, whose crystalline surface perfectly reflects the upper half of the mountain.
Including Ben Nevis, the United Kingdom is home to more than 200 mountains that rise above 1000 m, most of them in Scotland. Mount Ma-Agnaw is also part of the Katanglad mountain range and is the ninth highest mountain in the Philippines at 2,742 meters high. It's also part of the ancient domain of the Talaandig tribe and you'll have to take a chicken as an offering to the mountain before setting foot on the trail. Few mountaineers have dared to walk under the canopy of their forest or to walk their hidden trails, and even fewer have climbed to its coveted peak and described the surrounding lands.
Several trails lead to the flat top of the mountain and to the three peaks that crown it, of which the highest is the Southwest Peak, known to some as the Davao Volcano. It is said to have the most beautiful views from the top of all the mountains in the Philippines. And at dawn or dusk, a “sea” of clouds forms that floats in a vast and seemingly endless white and cottony expanse around the top of the mountain. From the top of the mountain, almost the entire island of Mindanao, and many of its ridges and mountain ranges, and the surrounding seas, are exposed before your eyes, a wide and sublime view that cannot be obtained anywhere else in the country.
Mount Kitanglad, which gives its name to the entire Kitanglad mountain range, is also the second highest point in the entire mountain range. There is also a cave in the mountain that houses inside it an accumulation of mummified remains of the ancestors of the Igorots. It is home to an amazing diversity of flora and fauna, some of which are endemic to the mountains. .
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