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MOUNT ISAROG
LOCATION: Camarines Sur Province
ELEVATION: 1966 meters above sea level
LEVEL: Major Climb, Level III, Strenuous
JUMP OFF POINTS: Naga & Goa, Camarines
Sur
INFORMATION:
Mt. Isarog is located 300 kilometers southeast of Manila
near Naga City in the Camarines Sur province. Rising 1,966
meters above the Lagonoy Gulf, Mt. Isarog is a national park
encompassing 10,100 hectares. Isarog is covered with green
luscious forest. It has a number of trails, the most famous
of which is the trail via Panicuason, in Naga which requires
3 days to scale the mountain. Another longer route entailing
4 days can be done via Goa Camarines Sur.
The view from the summit is spectacular. From the western
side, you can see Pili and Naga Camarines Sur with the green
fields and the other Bicol Mountains as its backdrop, including
the majestic Mt. Mayon. The Rangas River on the other hand
can be seen from the eastern side of the mountain. Mt. Isarog
is an in-active volcano. Its last recorded eruption was on
1641. It has one of the area’s largest concentrations
of virgin rainforest with a wide variety of plants and animals.
Like Mt. Banahaw, the mountain is also called "Vulcan
de Agua" or more precisely, ‘the water mountain"
since it has numerous springs and streams flowing from its
slopes.
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