Sacred Mountain National Park

Protected area in Lanao del Sur, Philippines

Sacred Mountain National Park

IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)

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Sacred Mountain National Park (Philippines)

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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 / 8.020750; 124.297972
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 mountain area has an indigenous local name, but lingering colonial influence in the 1960's was still strong during the early years of the republic, leading to the national government into naming the park as "sacred mountain" instead of its local name. Some locals have called for the national park's renaming, to reflect the indigenous identity of the locality. 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]

## See also

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* List of national parks of the Philippines

## References

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1. ^ "Protected Areas in Region 12" Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved on 2012-06-1.
2. ^ a b "MENRE-BARMM assesses Marawi Sacred Mountain National Park". SunStar Zamboanga. August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
3. ^ "Marawi, Islamic City of"[usurped]. Biyahero, Philippine Travel Portal. Retrieved on 2012-01-27.

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