Malepunyo Range (also known as Malipunyo Range[2] or Mount Malarayat) is an extinct volcano located in Luzon. The mountain range is located between the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. It is popular among mountaineers, and has three interconnected destinations: Mt. Malepunyo, the highest; Bagwis Peak (also known as Mt. Susong-Cambing); and Mount Dalaga (also known as Manabu Peak).
Bagwis Cliff, also known as Susong-Cambing or Susong-Dalaga
The Malepunyo Range is an inactive volcano with its caldera facing south along the vicinity between Lipa City and San Antonio, Quezon. By the 1990s the Malepunyo Mountain Range has been erroneously tagged as Malarayat Mountain Range due to the famous country club located at its western slope named after the Malarayat Hill. Mount Malepunyo is its highest peak located at Barangay Talisay, Lipa City standing at 1,002 metres (3,287 ft) above mean sea level by the ridge of its caldera. The second highest peak of the range is Mt. Dalaga standing at 755 metres (2,477 ft) above mean sea level situated at the boundary of Santo Tomas, Batangas and Alaminos, Laguna. During the 1990s, the name was changed by the locals of Santo Tomas to Manabu as a shortened Tagalog phrase Mataas na Bundok which means "High Mountain". At the center of the mountain range is a cliff known as Bagwis Cliff by the locals, yet due to its shape that resembles a goat's breast, it is also called as Susong-Kambing (English: Goat's Breast). In time, mountaineers have also mistakenly named this cliff as Susong Dalaga (English: maiden's breast) which is actually the oldest name of Manabu Peak. A discontinued highway project connecting San Pablo City and Lipa City that traverses the central part of the mountain range made way for the creation of what the mountaineers call as Biak na Bundok (en. Sliced Mountain).
Physical Characteristicsedit
Malepunyo Range Relief Map on 1 arc second/30-meter resolution
The Malepunyo mountain range has four notable peaks:
Mount Malepunyo (Malipunyo) 1,002 metres (3,287 ft) above mean sea level
Mount Dalaga (Manabu Peak / Susung Dalaga) 755 metres (2,477 ft) above mean sea level
Malarayat Hill 310 metres (1,020 ft) above mean sea level
Geologyedit
Mount Malepunyo is part of Makiling-Malepunyo Volcanic Complex. Mount Makiling, located on the southwest rim of Laguna de Bay, is a 16-kilometer-diameter stratovolcano that reaches 1115 meters above sea level. The cone is formed by a pyroclastic flow, lahar, airfall, and lava deposits. Trachyandesites, trachydacites, and rhyolite are found in the lavas. Welded ash-flow tuffs attest to the eruption's Plinian origin. The La Mesa tuff ring, Bijiang, Mapinggon, and Masaia are all examples of smaller satellitic edifices. To the south of Mt. Makiling lies a severely eroded north-south trending volcanic range, including Mapinggon, Bulalo, and Malepunyo. The higher portions of this composite volcano are dominated by lava flows and breccias, while pyroclastic flows and lahars dominate the eastern flanks. The age of the andesites from Mount Malepunyo ranges from 1.10 Ma to 0.63 Ma (De Boer and others, 1980; Oles and others, 1991).
Productedit
The mountain range is a famous source of Alamid Coffee due to civet cats that chew on coffee beans and ferments the seeds inside its digestive system. The fermented coffee beans are then excreted along the trails and is cleaned and pulverized for coffee preparation.
Hikingedit
The jurisdiction of the Malepunyo Range is separated into two. The Manabu peak is under the jurisdiction of Santo Tomas, Batangas to which its jump-off is at Sitio Sulok. It resembles an easy trail to which a cross has been erected on its summit while a plateau beside it is used as a saddle camp. The southern half is under the jurisdiction of Lipa City, Batangas and the jump-off is located at Sitio Talisay. To which the trail leads to the summit of Mount Malepunyo.[3] A class-4 trail connects Malipunyo to Manabu peak which passes through the vicinity of Bagwis Peak and the grassland plateau leading to Biak-na-Bundok and by the dense forest of the mountain range towards the plateau campsite of Manabu.
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Malepunyo Range also known as Malipunyo Range 2 or Mount Malarayat is an extinct volcano located in Luzon The mountain range is located between the provinces of Batangas Laguna and Quezon It is popular among mountaineers and has three interconnected destinations Mt Malepunyo the highest Bagwis Peak also known as Mt Susong Cambing and Mount Dalaga also known as Manabu Peak Mount MalarayatMount MalepunyoMalepunyo Range as seen from TagaytayHighest pointElevation1 077 m 3 533 ft Parent peakBagwis PeakListingInactive volcanoCoordinates13 57 48 N 121 14 23 E 13 96326 N 121 23971 E 13 96326 121 23971GeographyMount MalarayatLocation within the PhilippinesLocationLuzonCountryPhilippinesRegionCalabarzonProvinceBatangasCities andmunicipalitiesSanto TomasLipaAlaminosSan PabloTiaongGeologyAge of rockPliocene 1 Mountain typeStratovolcanoVolcanic arc beltMacolod CorridorLast eruptionPleistoceneClimbingEasiest routefrom Lipa City Batangas Contents 1 History 2 Physical Characteristics 3 Geology 4 Product 5 Hiking 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory edit nbsp Bagwis Cliff also known as Susong Cambing or Susong Dalaga The Malepunyo Range is an inactive volcano with its caldera facing south along the vicinity between Lipa City and San Antonio Quezon By the 1990s the Malepunyo Mountain Range has been erroneously tagged as Malarayat Mountain Range due to the famous country club located at its western slope named after the Malarayat Hill Mount Malepunyo is its highest peak located at Barangay Talisay Lipa City standing at 1 002 metres 3 287 ft above mean sea level by the ridge of its caldera The second highest peak of the range is Mt Dalaga standing at 755 metres 2 477 ft above mean sea level situated at the boundary of Santo Tomas Batangas and Alaminos Laguna During the 1990s the name was changed by the locals of Santo Tomas to Manabu as a shortened Tagalog phrase Mataas na Bundok which means High Mountain At the center of the mountain range is a cliff known as Bagwis Cliff by the locals yet due to its shape that resembles a goat s breast it is also called as Susong Kambing English Goat s Breast In time mountaineers have also mistakenly named this cliff as Susong Dalaga English maiden s breast which is actually the oldest name of Manabu Peak A discontinued highway project connecting San Pablo City and Lipa City that traverses the central part of the mountain range made way for the creation of what the mountaineers call as Biak na Bundok en Sliced Mountain Physical Characteristics edit nbsp Malepunyo Range Relief Map on 1 arc second 30 meter resolution The Malepunyo mountain range has four notable peaks Mount Malepunyo Malipunyo 1 002 metres 3 287 ft above mean sea level Mount Dalaga Manabu Peak Susung Dalaga 755 metres 2 477 ft above mean sea level Bagwis Peak Susung Dalaga Susung Cambing 710 metres 2 330 ft above mean sea level Malarayat Hill 310 metres 1 020 ft above mean sea levelGeology editMount Malepunyo is part of Makiling Malepunyo Volcanic Complex Mount Makiling located on the southwest rim of Laguna de Bay is a 16 kilometer diameter stratovolcano that reaches 1115 meters above sea level The cone is formed by a pyroclastic flow lahar airfall and lava deposits Trachyandesites trachydacites and rhyolite are found in the lavas Welded ash flow tuffs attest to the eruption s Plinian origin The La Mesa tuff ring Bijiang Mapinggon and Masaia are all examples of smaller satellitic edifices To the south of Mt Makiling lies a severely eroded north south trending volcanic range including Mapinggon Bulalo and Malepunyo The higher portions of this composite volcano are dominated by lava flows and breccias while pyroclastic flows and lahars dominate the eastern flanks The age of the andesites from Mount Malepunyo ranges from 1 10 Ma to 0 63 Ma De Boer and others 1980 Oles and others 1991 Product editThe mountain range is a famous source of Alamid Coffee due to civet cats that chew on coffee beans and ferments the seeds inside its digestive system The fermented coffee beans are then excreted along the trails and is cleaned and pulverized for coffee preparation Hiking editThe jurisdiction of the Malepunyo Range is separated into two The Manabu peak is under the jurisdiction of Santo Tomas Batangas to which its jump off is at Sitio Sulok It resembles an easy trail to which a cross has been erected on its summit while a plateau beside it is used as a saddle camp The southern half is under the jurisdiction of Lipa City Batangas and the jump off is located at Sitio Talisay To which the trail leads to the summit of Mount Malepunyo 3 A class 4 trail connects Malipunyo to Manabu peak which passes through the vicinity of Bagwis Peak and the grassland plateau leading to Biak na Bundok and by the dense forest of the mountain range towards the plateau campsite of Manabu See also editList of inactive volcanoes in the PhilippinesReferences edit Frederick L Wernstedt Joseph Earle Spencer Philippine Island World a physical cultural and regional directory p 21 Philippine Commission Annual Reports of the War Department 1906 Vol 9 pg 384 Washington Government Printing Office 1907 2007 10 25 Mt Malepunyo Mt Malarayat Pinoy Mountaineer Retrieved on 2011 09 26 External links editMt Malepunyo Mt Malarayat on Pinoy Mountaineer Malepunyo Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution Retrieved 2021 06 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malepunyo Mountain Range amp oldid 1221502974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
