Mount Sumagaya

Mount Sumagaya

Mount Sumagaya, taken in Lanise, Claveria
Highest point
Elevation 2,248 m (7,375 ft)[1]
Coordinates 8°39′00″N 125°02′00″E / 8.65000°N 125.03333°E / 8.65000; 125.03333Coordinates: 8°39′00″N 125°02′00″E / 8.65000°N 125.03333°E / 8.65000; 125.03333
Geography
Mount Sumagaya

Location within the Philippines

Location Mindanao
Country Philippines
Region Northern Mindanao
Province Misamis Oriental
Municipality Claveria
Parent range Central Mindanao Cordillera
Geology
Age of rock unknown
Climbing
Easiest route Mat-i Trail

Mount Sumagaya is a mountain on the northern section of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is under the jurisdictional territory of the municipality of Claveria. It stands at a height of about 2,248 metres (7,375 ft).[1]

It is part of the Central Mindanao Cordillera that stretches from Camiguin in the north to Sarangani in the south. The mountain rose to prominence during the crash of Cebu Pacific Flight 387 on its slopes in 1998, one of the deadliest aviation incidents in the Philippines.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Philippine Mountains and Peaks in Mindanao, Singarong Backpackers website.


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