Mount Mantalingahan

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Mount Mantalingahan

Mount Mantalingahan as seen from Ransang, 04 July 2007
Elevation 2085 m (6841 ft)
Location Bataraza Province, Rizal Province Flag of the Philippines Philippines
Range Mantalingahan range, Palawan
Prominence 2085 m
Coordinates 8°49′6″N, 117°40′11″E

Mount Mantalingahan is a mountain in southern Palawan, Philippines, that forms the highest part of the Mount Beaufort Ultramafics geological region, a series of ultramafic outcrops of Eocene origin, of which Mount Victoria forms the largest contiguous land area. The peak of the mountain is the highest point on Palawan.[1]

The mountain forms the centre of the Mantalingahan Protected Area, and holds the Philippine equivalent of National Park status. Continuing discoveries of new species of plant and animal from the mountain highlight its tremendous ecological value and the importance of maintaining such protective zones in the face of constant logging and mining pressures.[2]

The pitcher plant species, Nepenthes mantalingajanensis, described in 2007, is named after the mountain itself.[3]

[edit] Hiking activity

Mt. Mantalingajan is one of the most difficult climbs in the Philippines, being graded Difficulty 9/9 by local mountaineering website PinoyMountaineer.com. The usual route starts from Brgy. Ransang in Rizal. A total of five days is required to reach the summit and return to the jump-off. Highlights of the trail include encounters with the Tau't Bato tribe and the "Knife Edge" Canopy Walk that leads to the summit.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Okubo, Y. 1989. [The Mineral Exploration – Mineral Deposits and Tectonics of Two Contrasting Geologic Environments in the Republic of the Philippines – Consolidated Report on Palawan Area. Japan International Cooperation Agency, Metal Mining Agency of Japan and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (Philippines) Joint Committee, 182 p.
  2. ^ Scientists discover new species in Palawan
  3. ^ Nerz, J. & A. Wistuba 2007. Nepenthes mantalingajanensis (Nepenthaceae), eine bemerkenswerte neue Spezies aus Palawan (Philippinen). Das Taublatt 55(3): 17–25.
  4. ^ Lasco, Gideon (10 March 2008), PinoyMountaineer: Mount Mantalingajan, <http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2008/03/mt-mantalingajan-2086.html>. Retrieved on 28 March 2008 
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