Mount Arayat (Arayat)

Philippines / Central Luzon / Santo Nico / Arayat
 mountain, nature conservation park / area, stratovolcano, interesting place
Mount Arayat is an extinct volcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of 1,026 m (3,366 ft) ASL. There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene era. One academic report indicates activity within the last 2000 years, but it is believed that this refers to the volcano's geothermal activity.

The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region. The southern half of the mountain lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, while the north half and the mountain summit lies within Magalang, Pampanga. Ten miles to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. Mount Pinatubo is located a further ten miles west.

It is considered a mystical mountain, the legendary home of the diwata Mariang Sinukuan, and was once believed to contain a wealth of fruit.

A good place for mountaineers.

See: www.pinoymountaineer.com/2007/08/mt-arayat-1030_09.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mt._Arayat
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Coordinates:   15°12'14"N   120°44'1"E

Comments

  • I CLIMBED THIS MOUNTAIN! ang hirap naman! grabe ang mga lamok....maliit mga vampire! Ang lakas na 'ko eh? hindi ang pagod na lang....
  • mt arayat is said to be the twin sister of mt makiling..i dont know if its true.
  • your right, mt. arayat is the home of the legendary mariang sinukuan the twin of mariang makiling..
  • Mt. Arayat is one famous landmark in the vast plains of Central Luzon.
  • 4th Photo from left (close-up view of Mt. Arayat) uploaded from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/Arayat_NorthWest.JPG
  • I was stationed at Clark AB Sep 1983-Mar 1985 and I remembered one morning after an overnight rain storm that there were clouds circling the top of Mt. Arayat. As the sun was rising behind Mt. Arayat the sun rays were radianting through the clouds and the crest of the sun looked as though it was coming right up out of the middle of the volcano. What a site! I wish I had a camera with me that morning. That would would have been a great picture. I sure do miss the area. I would love to come back some day. It is one of the things on my bucket list.
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