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MOUNT MALIPUNO - MANABO
PEAK
LOCATION: Batangas Province
ELEVATION: 830 meters above sea level
LEVEL: Minor Climb, Level I, Easy
JUMP-OFF POINT: Brgy. Sta. Cruz, Sto. Tomas
Batangas (Sulok)
INFORMATION:
Manabo Peak is one of the numerous peaks of Mt. Malipuño.
Actually, Mt. Malipuño itself is one confusing mountain.
Some calls the whole mountain rage as Mt. Malarayat but locals
calls them Malipuño. Mountaineers calls Malipuño
the main peak or the highest point, the summit. They have
christened two of the other peaks as Manabo and Bagwis (Susong
Dalaga). There are lots of local trails along the mountain
so chances are there are more than three peaks that you can
discover in Malipuño but right now, only three peaks
are climbed, Malipuño, Manabo and Bagwis. There are
however, recorded traverses from Laguna to the Quezon side
of the mountain passing by the three peaks. Malipuño
and Bagwis is accessible from Barangay Talisay in Lipa Batangas
while Manabo is in Barangay Sta. Cruz, Sto. Tomas Batangas.
The Malipuño Peaks seen from Manabo Camp Site
Manabo is one easy hiking destination. The place though is
not public or a national park. You can actually climb the
peak in just two hours. There are grazing cattle and horses
even up to the peak itself. The campsite has 360 panoramic
view of Makiling, Banahaw, Cristobal, Maculot, Taal, Mindoro,
San Pablo City and Lipa City. The peak area is bare with carabao
grass making the place beautiful but hot when the sun is up
just like Maculot's shoulder.
LEGENDS:
The word Manabo came from the local words MAtaas NA BUndok,
literally translated as "high mountain" Although
its not really that high, the locals may only have this mountain
as reference point to christen it "high mountain."
It is also popularly called as "Paligawan" which
literally means as place for courtship. It was so described
since it is where they bring their cattle and horses for mating.
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