| Mount Malindang | |
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 Landsat image of Mount Malindang and its vicinity | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,404 m (7,887 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 2,290 m (7,510 ft)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 8°13′03″N123°38′12″E / 8.21750°N 123.63667°E /8.21750; 123.63667[2][1] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Malindang .svg) Mount Malindang | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| Parent range | Malindang Mountain Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain types | [1] |
| Volcanic arc | Sulu-Zamboanga Arc |
| Last eruption | 1819 (unofficial) possibly in 1822 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | Maj. E.A. Mearns, W.I. Hutchinson, and party in May 1906[4] |
Mount Malindang is acomplexvolcano located in theprovince ofMisamis Occidental in the southern island ofMindanao,Philippines. It is the highest point in the province. The least studied mountain range was formed through several volcanic activities some of which could be historical, evident by the presence of twocalderas, surrounded by high rock walls,cinder cones,dome volcano plugs, two sulfuroushot springs, and a crater lake named Lake Duminagat. The amphitheater structures have extensive distribution of volcanic rocks, carbonized wood that are found in pyroclastic deposits. The mountain range is dissected by severalcanyons andravines.[5]
Mount Malindang has unofficially historical eruptions but it was believed to be in 1822 and is classified asinactive by thePhilippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.[6]
Mount Malindang and the whole Malindang Mountain Range's alluring qualities come from its waterfalls, crater lake and dense virgin forests which host diverse and rare species of flora and fauna. On June 19, 1971, the area was proclaimed asMount Malindang National Park by virtue ofRepublic Act 6266.[7] Under the establishment of National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) in 1992, the park was reclassified and was renamed asMount Malindang Range Natural Park on August 2, 2002, throughProclamation No. 228.[8]
The park encompasses three provinces – Misamis Occidental,Zamboanga del Sur andZamboanga del Norte – covering an area of 53,262 hectares (131,610 acres) of which about 33,000 hectares (82,000 acres) or 62% of forest remaining. About 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres) are cultivated and inhabited byindigenous people mostly theSubanon tribe.[5][9]
The national park is known to harbor a rich and unique biodiversity that is yet to be explored. The mountain and its outlying areas, some unexplored, are home to some of the endemic and endangered species in the Philippines, which include:.[5]
Mount Malindang and its adjoining mountain range including Dapitan Peak and Mt. Bliss, is acatchment area which drains water through 49 rivers and streams, and numerous creeks. It provides potable water for domestic, agricultural and other uses to more than one million inhabitants ofMisamis Occidental and the eastern parts ofZamboanga del Norte andZamboanga del Sur.[10]
Declared asAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heritage Park (AHP), during the 13th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment held October 13, 2011, in Cambodia. The three other Philippine AHPs areMount Iglit-Baco National Park inMindoro,Mount Kitanglad Range inBukidnon, andMount Apo Natural Park inDavao.[11]
It was officially launched on August 4, 2012, during the 2nd National ASEAN Heritage Park (AHP) Conference, sponsored by the ASEAN Center for Bio-diversity (ACB) atOroquieta City.[12]
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