Sacred Mountain National Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Lanao del Sur, Philippines |
Nearest city | Marawi |
Coordinates | 8°1′14.7″N 124°17′52.7″E / 8.020750°N 124.297972°E |
Area | 94 hectares (230 acres) |
Established | August 5, 1965 |
Governing body | Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
Sacred Mountain National Park is a national park in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in the Southern Philippines. The 94-hectare (230-acre) national park and protected area, located in Brgys. Guimba and Papandayan, was established on August 5, 1965, by Republic Act no. 4190.[1] The main geographic feature of the park is Mount Mupo which has the height of 274.32-meter (900.0 ft).[2] Activities in the park include birdwatching and trekking to the mountaintop where a pond is located.[3]
Buyo Buyo (Piper abbreviatum) plants dominate and non-native flora in the park include African tulip trees.[2]