HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE PHILIPPINES

by Sir Marc Gana


METHODOLOGY
Comparative analysis and a relative elevation index was constructed based on PHILVOLCS, Indexmundi.com, Sibarong Backpackers, MMS, and other sources. The Rodol Map of 1956 was also consulted, as well as site-specific DENR publications. Mountains suspected to be one and the same were plotted on the Wikimapia map of the Philippines to weed out redundancies, as in the case of Mt. Ragang and Mt. Piapayungan.

The choice of which elevation to prefer reflects the approach of Pinoy Mountaineer in all its entries: landmark mountains, whose elevations are extensively studied (i.e. Mt. Apo, Mt. Kanlaon) served as benchmarks against which other mountains are compared. The relative graph formed from each source served as collaborative evidence.

The decision to include all high points of the Kitanglad Range follow the attitude of mountaineers towards the Cordillera range where all the high points (i.e. Pulag, Tabayoc, Napulauan) were considered. Still, however, this list may not free from inaccuracies and peer-evaluation is highly encouraged.

Coordinates will be added and this table will be modified as new information is available. Supplemental tables (i.e. Top 10 highest in Luzon) will also be included later.

ENDNOTE
There are truly still a lot of mountains out there, and Pinoy Mountaineer is still far from its goal of identifying, classifying, and describing all the mountains in the Philippines. It is a refreshing thought, however, that one will never run out of mountains to explore in the Philippines!

THE 30 HIGHEST MOUNTAINS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Rank	Mountain	Elevation (meters)	Location
1	Mt. Apo	2956 m	Davao and North Cotabato
2	Mt. Dulang-Dulang	2938 m	Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon
3	Mt. Pulag	2922 m	Cordillera Range, Benguet
4	Mt. Kitanglad	2899 m	Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon
5	Mt. Tabayoc	2842 m	Cordillera Range, Benguet
6	Mt. Kalatungan	2824 m	Kalatungan Range, Bukidnon
7	Mt. Ragang	2815 m	Piapayungan Range, Lanao del Sur
8	Mt. Maagnaw	2742 m	Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon
9	Mt. Singakalsa (Timbak)	2717 m	Cordillera Range, Benguet
10	Mt. Amuyao	2702 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
11	Mt. Panotoan	2689 m	Cordillera Range, Benguet-Ifugao
12	Mt. Kapiligan (Cawit)	2670 m	Cordillera Range, Ifugao
13	Mt. Pandadagsaan/Mt. Tagub (White Peak)	2670 m	New Bataan, Compostela Valley
14	Mt. Abao	2661 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
15	Mt. Napulauan	2642 m	Cordillera Range, Ifugao
16	Mt. Osdung	2617 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
17	Mt. Lumuluyaw,	2612 m	Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon
18	Mt. Halcon	2582 m	Oriental Mindoro
19	Mt. Cauitan	2569 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
20	Mt. Alchanon (Alchanar)	2567 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
21	Mt. Baco	2488 m	Occidental Mindoro
22	Mt. Bangbanglang	2464 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
23	Mt. Mayon	2462 m	Albay, Bicol Region
24	Mt. Sapocoy (Saporay)	2456 m	Cordillera Range, Kalinga-Apayao
25	Mt. Pawoi	2456 m	Cordillera Range, Mt. Province
26	Mt. Balatucan	2450 m	Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental
27	Mt. Kanlaon	2435 m	Negros Island
28	Mt. Malindang	2404 m	Misamis Occidental
29	Mt. Candalaga	2402 m	Davao Oriental
30	Mt. Tuminungan	2400 m	Kitanglad Range, Bukidnon