PROFILE OF MT. PULAG NATIONAL PARK | |
Location | Buguias and Kabayan in Benguet, Kiangan, in Ifugao and Kayapa in Nueva Vizcaya; |
Area/ Year Established | 11,550 hectares / 1987 |
Special Features | Highest peak in Luzon at 2922 meters above sea level; second highest peak in the Philippines (shy of 32 meters from the highest mountain in the country, Mt. Apo (2954 masl) in Mindanao) See more descriptions in: Mt. Pulag : Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering : SummitPos |
Park Facilities | Visitor Center, Protected Area Superintendent (PASu) Office, ranger station, pathways/trails, camping ground |
Allowed Activities | Hiking, picnic, camping, sightseeing, trekking, mountain climbing, bird watching, biking |
Fees(subject to change without prior notice) | Entrance fee: P100 (local); US$15/person (foreigner) Camping Fee: P50/head/night |
Climate | Type III Climate: No pronounced maximum rain with short dry season; Temperature at the peak could drop to 2-3 degrees Celsius at night time during December to February. To view current weather forecast: click Mount Pulag Weather Forecast (2922m) |
Best time to visit | December-May |
Places to see | § Peak – highest point § Grassland Summit – camping grounds § Hairy Haven – moss-covered trees § Cloud Junction – portion where clouds meet § Mossy Forest- stunted trees with branches covered by moss § Dwarf bamboos- endemic small bamboos growing in the area |
Places to stay | Camping grounds 1 and 2 |
LOCATION MAP
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View of the peak from the camping ground |
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| Sign board direction to the summit |
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| Clearing near the Ranger Station |
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| Hairy Haven |
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| The peak at last! |
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| Victory at the peak |
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| Cloud Junction - where clouds from different directions seem to meet |
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| Final stretch of trail to the peak |
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| View of the peak's ridge line |
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| "When the road you are trudging seems all uphill..." |
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| "Rest if you must but don't you quit..." |
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| Pure cluster of dwarf bamboos that inhabit the peak |
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| The best coffee in the world - is the coffee you bring up to the peak |
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| Downhill is a lot easier |
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| Designated camping ground |
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| Grassland vegetation along the trail to the summit |
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| Vegetable farms encroaching the park |
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| Traditional hut along the trail to the peak |