Mount Pulag
The highest peak on Luzon, at 2,928 metres, on the border of Benguet, Ifugao and Nueva Vizcaya. Hikers start before dawn to reach the summit for sunrise above a sea of clouds. The upper slopes are mossy forest and open grassland.
- Where
- Kabayan, Cordillera, Philippines
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 16.5836, 120.8836
Get the Mount Pulag stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Pulag. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Cordillera volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mount Pulag
Baguio Botanical Garden 34 km
A botanical garden on Leonard Wood Road in Baguio, between Wright Park and Teachers Camp. It was formerly called Imelda Park, and it is known for its pine shaded paths and Igorot style huts.
Mines View Park 35 km
An overlook park on a promontory about 4 kilometres from downtown Baguio, in the Cordillera mountains. It looks over the mining town of Itogon and the abandoned gold and copper mines, and a row of souvenir stalls lines the walk to the viewpoint.
Baguio Cathedral 36 km
Our Lady of the Atonement Cathedral, a pink stone church with twin spires on a hill in the centre of Baguio. It was finished in 1936 and sheltered many people during the Second World War. Visitors climb a wide flight of steps to reach it.
Banaue Rice Terraces 47 km
Terraces carved into the mountains of Ifugao by the Ifugao people, by tradition some 2,000 years ago, and still farmed by hand. They climb the slopes in steps fed by channels from the forest above. They are part of the UNESCO listed Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras.
Santa Maria Church 97 km
A hilltop church in Ilocos Sur, completed in 1810 and reached by a wide stone staircase of 85 steps. Thick brick walls and massive buttresses give it the look of a fortress, and it was used as a lookout in times of attack. It is part of the Baroque Churches UNESCO listing.
Hundred Islands National Park 100 km
The first national park in the Philippines, a scatter of limestone islets in Lingayen Gulf off Alaminos, Pangasinan. There are 124 islands at low tide and 123 at high tide, spread over about 16.76 square kilometres.
Bantay Church 123 km
The Parish of Saint Augustine of Hippo in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, also called the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Charity. A Roman Catholic church of the Spanish period, it has a separate bell tower on a hill that served as a watchtower.
Mount Arayat 155 km
An isolated volcano rising from the farmland of the Central Luzon plains in Pampanga, at about 1,026 metres. It is protected as a national park with forest trails, a swimming pool fed by springs and views over the plains. Local legend ties it to the goddess Aring Sinukuan.
Questions
Where is Mount Pulag?
Mount Pulag is in Kabayan, Cordillera, Philippines. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Baguio Botanical Garden (34 km), Mines View Park (35 km), Baguio Cathedral (36 km).
How do I get the Mount Pulag stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mount Pulag and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Cordillera volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mount Pulag before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Cordillera volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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