Mt. Balingkilat

Mt. Balingkilat

san antonio, zambales

Moderate 1,100 masl

  • Also known as: Pointed Peak
  • Coordinates: 14.89,120.11
  • Trail class: 1 - Walking, 2 - Hiking, 3 - Scrambling, 4 - Climbing easy cliffs
  • Entry point: subic, zambales

Mt. Balingkilat is a rocky, grass-covered peak in the Zambales Coastal Mountains near Subic, prized for panoramic views of the coves and neighboring peaks along the coastline.

Guides Required (₱600.00)
Registration ₱20.00
Fees notes A letter of intent in triplicate must be filed with the Subic police and the Sitio Cawag chieftain before climbing; a chartered jeepney runs about P800 one-way, though tricycles can sometimes be negotiated down to P300.
Water sources Yes — Water is available at Kawayanan roughly midway up, and again near the summit campsite.
Cellphone signal Yes — Signal is present throughout the trail and at the campsites.
Hazards intense sun exposure with very little tree cover, steep, rocky terrain in the final stretch
Sidetrips Commonly paired with a climb of the neighboring Mt. Cinco Picos, and sometimes Mt. Dayungan, from the same jump-off.

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