Coordinates: 14.0675,121.4925
Mount Banahaw (IPA: [bɐ'nahaʊ]; also spelled as Banahao and Banájao) is an active complex volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano is located at the boundary of Laguna and Quezon provinces. It is the highest mountain in both provinces and Calabarzon region, dominating the landscape for miles around.
The mountain is considered by many as a holy mountain, thus a bundok dambana, and is popular among pilgrims along with mountain climbers. It is located in a protected area known as Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape covering 10,901 hectares (26,940 acres) of land. Wikipedia
By elavation Mt. Banahaw is
- #1 out of 2 in CITY OF TAYABAS
- #1 out of 3 in QUEZON
- #1 out of 40 in REGION IV-A (CALABARZON)
- #14 out of 111 in LUZON
- #26 out of 144 in the Philippines