Malepunyo Mountain Range

Mount Malarayat
Mount Malepunyo
Malepunyo Range as seen from Tagaytay
Highest point
Elevation1,077 m (3,533 ft)
Parent peakBagwis Peak
ListingInactive volcano
Coordinates13°57′48″N 121°14′23″E / 13.96326°N 121.23971°E / 13.96326; 121.23971
Geography
Mount Malarayat is located in Philippines
Mount Malarayat
Mount Malarayat
Location within the Philippines
LocationLuzon
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
Province
Cities and
municipalities
Geology
Rock agePliocene [1]
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltMacolod Corridor
Last eruptionPleistocene
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Lipa City, Batangas

Malepunyo Range (also known as Malipunyo Range,[2] Mount Malepunyo, Mount Malipunyo, Mount Manabu or Mount Malarayat) is an extinct volcano located in Luzon. The mountain range is located between the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. It is popular among mountaineers, and has three interconnected destinations: Mt. Malepunyo, the highest; Bagwis Peak (also known as Mt. Susong-Cambing); and Mount Dalaga (also known as Manabu Peak).

  1. ^ Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer. "Philippine Island World: a physical, cultural and regional directory", p.21.
  2. ^ Philippine Commission. "Annual Reports of the War Department, 1906, Vol. 9", pg. 384. Washington Government Printing Office, 1907.