Kalatungan Mountain Range | |
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Highest point | |
Peak | Mount Kalatungan |
Elevation | 2,860 m (9,380 ft) |
Coordinates | 7°57′18″N 124°48′09″E / 7.95500°N 124.80250°E[1] |
Dimensions | |
Length | 38 km (24 mi) east-west |
Width | 19 km (12 mi) north-south |
Area | 213.0134 km2 (82.2449 sq mi) |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Bukidnon |
City | Valencia City |
Range coordinates | 8°00′N 124°36′E / 8°N 124.6°E |
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]