Mount Nangtud is the second highest peak on the island of Panay, in the

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and third highest mountain in the

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, after

Mount Kanlaon Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano ( hil, Bolkang Kanglaon; ceb, Bolkang Kanglaon; fil, Bulkang Kanlaon), is an active stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the hig ...

and

Mount Madja-as Mount Madja-as is a large dormant volcano, is the highest peak in the island of Panay in the Philippines and second highest mountain in Visayas, after Mount Kanlaon in Negros. With an elevation of 6,946 feet (2,117 meters) above sea level, maki ...

. With an elevation of above sea level, it is located in

Jamindan, Capiz Jamindan, officially the Municipality of Jamindan ( Capiznon/ Hiligaynon: ''Banwa sang Jamindan''; Aklanon: ''Banwa it Jamindan''; krj, Banwa kang Jamindan; tl, Bayan ng Jamindan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Capiz, Philippi ...

sharing border with Barbaza, Antique. Mount Nangtud is famous for its "

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" and rich for its diverse

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and

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. It is part of the

Central Panay Mountain Range Central Panay Mountain Range is the longest and largest mountain range in the island of Panay and Western Visayas in the Philippines. With a total length of long north–south and width east–west. Mount Madja-as is the highest point with a ...

, the longest and largest mountain range in Panay and

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. " Knife Edge Trail " is the most famous and scenic trail in Mount Nangtud. Because of its

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on Panay island, it is technically one of the most challenging mountain to climb in the

, with 8/9 difficulty, alongside Mount Baloy,

and

. The nearest peaks are Mount Kigas, Mount Dumara, Mount Bucayan, Mount Sipanag, Mount Dalangnan, Mount Nausang, Mount Balabag and overlooking

to the northwest and Mount Baloy to the southeast.

Geography

Mount Nangtud is Panay island's second highest peak after Mount Madja-as. It is located in Central Panay Mountain Range in the border of Barbaza, Antique and Jamindan, Capiz. Mount Nangtud is the source of Paliwan River, Kigas River, Bucayan River and the tributaries of

Aklan River The Aklan River is the longest river in the province of Aklan, Philippines, and third-longest river on Panay island (after the Panay River in Capiz and Jalaur River in Iloilo). Its drainage basin is the third largest in Panay. The river source i ...

References

External links

*http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2015/11/mt-nangtud-2073-in-barbaza-antique.html *https://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11024 Landforms of Capiz Nangtud {{WVisayas-geo-stub