Mount Halcon

Mount Halcon
Elevation	2,586 m (8,484 ft)
Location
Mount Halcon Oriental Mindoro,  Philippines
Range	Mindoro mountain range
Coordinates	13°15′00″N 120°59′00″E / 13.25°N 120.9833333°E / 13.25; 120.9833333Coordinates: 13°15′00″N 120°59′00″E / 13.25°N 120.9833333°E / 13.25; 120.9833333

Mount Halcon is a mountain located in the island of Mindoro in the Philippines. Its height of 2,586 meters^[1] (8,482 ft) makes it the 18th highest peak in the Philippines.^[2] Its slopes has earned it the title to be the most difficult mountain to climb in the country.^[1]

Mt. Halcon is home to the indigenous Alangan Mangyans.^[3] It thick vegetation is also home to exotic flora and fauna, including the critically endangered Mindoro Bleeding-heart which is endemic in the area.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Destination: Mount Halcon. Metropolitan Mountaineering Society, Inc. [1]. Accessed on 2011-09-15.
2. ^ The highest mountains in the Philippines. Pinoy Mountaineer – Your Guide to Hiking in the country. 2008-02-02. [2]. Accessed on 2011-09-15.
3. ^ Alangan Mangyan. National Commission on Indigenous Peoples. [3]. Accessed on 2011-09-15.
4. ^ Mount Halcon. Birdlife International. [4]. Accessed on 2011-09-15.