Pantingan Peak/Mt. Mariveles

Pantingan Peak/Mt. Mariveles

bagac, bataan

Challenging 1,398 masl

The highest point on the crater rim of the old Mariveles volcano and the tallest point in Bataan, reached at Pantingan Peak. Unlike the more famous, outward-facing Tarak Ridge on the same massif, Pantingan looks inward over the mountain's own caldera and surrounding peaks.

Guides Required
Fees notes No advance permit is required, but few guides know the trail, so prior arrangement with a local guide is recommended.
Water sources Yes — A river crossing occurs early in the trek, before the Subuangan campsite.
Hazards beehives on the lower trail, overgrown, thorny final approach to the summit

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