Mount Pulag
Mount Pulag (Filipino: Bundok Pulag; Ilocano: Bantay Pulag) is Luzon's highest peak at 2,928 metres (9,606 ft) above sea level, third-highest mountain in the Philippines, and the 26th-highest peak of an island on Earth. It is second-most prominent mountain in the Philippines, it is a dormant volcano. Located on the triple border of the provinces of Benguet, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya, the borders meet at the mountain's peak. Mount Pulag is third highest next to Mount Apo and Mount Dulang-dulang.Mount Pulag is famous for its "sea of clouds" and its exceptional view of the Milky Way Galaxy at dawn, which has attracted many tourists who wish to see the "other-worldly" scenery.
The entire mountain is believed to be the home to the tinmongao spirits and is the sacred resting ground of the souls of the Ibaloi people and other ethnic peoples in the area.
- 1 History
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Geography
- 2.1 Climate
- 2.2 Fauna and flora
- 3 Hiking activity
- 4 Incidents
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 External links
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Images Gallery
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Mount Pulag
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Fogs at Mt. Pulag
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Mossy forest of Mount Pulag National Park
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A short-footed Luzon Tree Rat or a Dwarf Cloud Rat
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