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Mount Pulag has a large diversity of flora and fauna, including many species that endemic to the mountain. [13] Mount Pulag hosts 528 documented plant species. It is the natural habitat of the dwarf bamboo ( Yushania niitakayamensis ) and the Benguet pine ( Pinus kesiya ) that dominate the areas of Luzon tropical pine forests found on the ...
The Cordillera Central is the highest mountain range in the Philippines. It comprises about 1/6 of the whole Luzon island with a total area of 22,500 km 2 (8,700 sq mi). The highest mountain in the range, Mount Pulag, is also the highest mountain in Luzon at 2,928 metres (9,606 ft). [1]
Kabayan is best known for the antiquated centuries-old mummies and Mount Pulag, the third highest mountain in the Philippines. The Kabayan mummy burial caves are officially proclaimed Philippine National Cultural Treasures pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 374 , and is under consideration as a World Heritage Site . [ 32 ]
Mount Pulag – the tallest mountain in Luzon island and is home to the tinmongao spirits; believed to be the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples [34] Bud Bongao – a sacred mountain for the Sama-Bajau and Tausug peoples; guarded by spirits and monkeys in Tawi-tawi [35]
The distinction between a hill and a mountain in terms of elevation is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be less tall and less steep than a mountain. [ 2 ] Name : mountains are sorted according to only name s (without the "Mount" prefix) for easier reference in name and spelling variants.
The province is bordered on the northeast by Mountain Province and Ifugao, on the southeast by Nueva Vizcaya, on the south by Pangasinan, on the west by La Union, and on the northwest by Ilocos Sur. Situated within the Cordillera mountains, Benguet is dominantly mountainous. Mount Pulag, the highest in Luzon is located within Kabayan.
The encirclement parent is found by tracing the contour below peak A's key col and picking the highest mountain in that region. This is easier to determine than the prominence parent; however, it tends to give non-intuitive results for peaks with very low cols such as Jabal Shams which is #110 in the list.
The Cordillera mountain range, which feature the island's north-central section, is covered in a mixture of tropical pine forests and montane rainforests, and is the site of the island's highest mountain, Mount Pulag, rising at 2,922 metres.