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Mount Batulao is an inactive stratovolcano in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines, located in northwest Batangas province along its border with Cavite. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] It is a dissected andesitic stratovolcano at the northwestern rim of the Taal Caldera which began to form in the late Pliocene period, about 3.4 million years ago. [ 4 ]
It is limited to mountain peaks with, if known, an elevation of at least 200 metres (660 feet) above sea level, and may include those considered as hills. 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]
The park is located 101 km (63 mi) from Manila; its mountains can be seen across Manila Bay from the city. It straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone, encompassing the Bataan towns and cities of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga, Bagac and Morong. [2]
Mount Sembrano is a volcano located between Rizal and Laguna of the Calabarzon region in the Philippines. It is situated about 60 kilometers (37 mi) east by road from the capital city of Manila . Mount Sembrano as seen from Boulevard, Barangay Wawa, Pililla , Rizal ( Laguna de Bay ).
The Sierra Madre is the longest mountain range in the Philippines.Spanning over 540 kilometers (340 mi), it runs from the province of Cagayan down to the province of Quezon in a north-south direction on the eastern portion of Luzon, the largest island of the archipelago.
The Silyang Bato is an adjacent rock pillar feature from Mt. Marami's Summit of Maragondon, Cavite in the Philippines. Mount Marami can be climbed from Barangay Ramirez of Magallanes, Cavite [1] to where the trail ends at its summit where the Silyang Bato, a rock formation which means Stone Chair, can be climbed for a 360-degree view of the Mounts Palay-Palay–Mataas-na-Gulod Protected Landscape.
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Mount Guiting-Guiting is the highest mountain in the province of Romblon, located in Sibuyan Island, in the Philippines, with an elevation of 6,752 ft (2,058 m) above sea level. Its steep slopes and jagged peak, have earned it a reputation as one of the most technically challenging mountains to climb in the Philippines.