Kalatungan Mountain Range

Kalatungan Mountain Range
Kalatungan Mountain Range seen from Barangay Kibangay, Lantapan, Bukidnon
Highest point
PeakMount Kalatungan
Elevation2,860 m (9,380 ft)
Coordinates7°57′18″N 124°48′09″E / 7.95500°N 124.80250°E / 7.95500; 124.80250[1]
Dimensions
Length38 km (24 mi) east-west
Width19 km (12 mi) north-south
Area213.0134 km2 (82.2449 sq mi)
Geography
Kalatungan Mountain Range is located in Philippines
Kalatungan Mountain Range
Kalatungan Mountain Range
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceBukidnon
CityValencia City
Range coordinates8°00′N 124°36′E / 8°N 124.6°E / 8; 124.6

The Kalatungan Mountain Range in the central portion of the province of Bukidnon, Philippines, is one of the few areas in the province covered with old growth or mossy forests. It covers an area of approximately 213.0134 km2 (82.24493 mi2), with about 113.7175 km2 (43.90657 mi2) identified as part of the critical watershed area declared under Presidential Decree 127, issued on June 29, 1987 (Muleta-Manupali Watershed). The water from two rivers, the Muleta and Manupali Rivers, flood the multimillion dam project of the Philippine National Irrigation Administration (NIA). The rivers drain into the Pulangi River, the site of a National Power Corporation hydroelectric dam.[2]

  1. ^ "Kalatungan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "Assessment on the Vegetative Cover of Mt. Kalatungan Range" (Press release). Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO)-Malaybalay, Bukidnon. 1987.