| Mount Kitanglad | |
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Mt. Kitanglad viewed from Impasug-ong, Bukidnon |
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| Elevation | 2,899 m (9,511 ft) |
| Prominence | 2,440 m (8,005 ft) [1][2] |
| Listing | List of Ultras in the Philippines |
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Mount Kitanglad
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| Location | Philippines |
| Range | Kitanglad Mountain Range |
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| Easiest route | Intavas, La Fortuna, Impasug-ong, Bukidnon |
Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcanic volcano[3] located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is officially declared as the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of 2,899 meters.[4] It is located between Malaybalay City and the municipalities of Lantapan, Impasug-ong, Sumilao, and Libona.
The name "Kitanglad" was derived from a legend that there was once a great flood that submerged the native lands of Bukidnon and only the tip of the mountain, the size of a "tanglad" (lemon grass), remained visible ("kita" in Tagalog). It is considered as an ancestral domain of several old cultural communities like the Bukidnons, Higaonons and Talaandigs.
Mount Kitanglad was proclaimed a protected area under the natural park category through Presidential Proclamation 896 dated October 24, 1996. On November 9, 2000, Mt. Kitanglad finally became a full-pledge protected area when Congress approved R.A. 8978 also known as the Mt. Kitanglad Range Protected Area Act of 2000.
In 2009, Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park (MKRNP) was declared as an ASEAN Heritage Park[5].
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