The Glamorous Mt.Apo

Mount Apo

With an altitude of 3,146 metres (10,321.5 ft), Mt. Apo is the highest mountain in the country and is located between Davao City, Davao del Sur province and Cotabato province.

The peak overlooks Davao City 45 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast, Digos City 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southeast, and Kidapawan City 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the west.

Mt. Apo possesses a formidable array of landscapes, from craggy rockscapes to virgin forests; from mossy swamps to volcanic structures. The mountain possesses the widest spectrum of environments, and provides an experience for mountaineers that lives up to their expectations from the country’s highest.

MANP has great economic significance in the two regions, providing various ecosystem services (e.g., water for domestic use and irrigation, source for energy generation) to 3 cities and 4 municipalities with over 390,000 households. It is inhabited by several indigenous tribes, mainly by Manobos, Bagobos, and Klata. They consider Mt. Apo a sacred mountain and the burial ground of Apo Sandawa, their great forefather.   

There are many beautiful mountains including volcanoes in the Philippines, this tallest mountain in the archipelago looks horrible from afar.
As one nears its foot and starts trekking, trash abound along the way. Trees are also cut as firewood. Government and private stakeholders should not only promote and promote; market and market but most imperative to communicate responsible, ethical, sustainable and inclusive development to all concerned whether visitors and local

It was great to see Mount apo up close and personal - the highest peak in the Philippines
was a long drive though and hard to get there you need to go with someone who has experience driving around the mountain it was cloudy though later part of the day due to rain but we were able to have a glimpse of this beauty worth a trip and we had a great volcano experience at the end of the day.

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Mount Apo is a large solfataric, potentially active stratovolcano in the island of Mindanao, Philippines. 

Elevation: 2,954 m

First ascent: 10 October 1880

Location: Mindanao

Regions:Davao Region; SOCCSKSARGEN