Mount Dulang-dulang, dubbed by

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as "D2" and also known as Mount Katanglad, is the highest elevation peak in the

Kitanglad Mountain Range Kitanglad Mountain Range is a mountain range that dominates the northern central portion of the province of Bukidnon. It occupies portions of eight of the municipalities and cities in the province such as Talakag, Baungon, Libona, Manolo Fortic ...

, located in the north central portion of the province of

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in the

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. It is the second highest mountain of the

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at above

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, second only to

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of Davao at and slightly higher than Mount Pulag of

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, the third highest at . The mountain is regarded by the Talaandig tribe of

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as a sacred place. It is also within the

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of the tribe. The mountain range is the ancestral home of the Bukidnon, Higaonon, and Talaandig indigenous peoples.

Geography

Mount Dulang-dulang, similar to other peaks located in the

, is covered by lofty forests and is a home to a variety of fauna and flora. It is home to 58 mammal species, including

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, flying lemurs,

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s, and

deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...

. The

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is also sighted within the vicinity of the mountain. At least 58 families and 185 species of trees and other woody vegetation species are found within Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park.

Hydrological features

Mount Dulang-dulang, including the

, is the

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area of several major river systems which include the Maagnao River and Alanib River, tributaries of the

Pulangi River The Pulangi River ( Cebuano pronunciation IPA uˈlaŋi, also spelled Pulangui, is one of the major tributaries of the Rio Grande de Mindanao, an extensive river system in Mindanao, Philippines. With a length of , it is the longest river in Buk ...

, which drains into the

Rio Grande de Mindanao The Rio Grande de Mindanao, also known as the Mindanao River, is the second-largest river system in the Philippines. Located on the southern island of Mindanao, with a total drainage area of , draining the majority of the central and eastern po ...

Cotabato City Cotabato City, officially the City of Cotabato ( Maguindanaon: ''Kuta nu Kutawatu'', Jawi: كوتا نو كوتاواتو; Iranun: ''Bandar a Kotawato'', بندر ا كوتاواتو; fil, Lungsod ng Cotabato), is a third class independent co ...

. The Sawaga River main is main water of the

Bukidnon people The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous people in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopte ...

for homes and agriculture.

Notes

References

External links

"Mount Dulang-dulang – Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering" on Mountain-Forecast

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dulang-dulang Mountains of the Philippines Volcanoes of Mindanao Landforms of Bukidnon

Geography

Hydrological features

See also

Notes

References

External links