Facts
- Elevation: 2,880 m (9,449 ft)
- Prominence: 1,502 m
- Ribu category:
Tinggi Sedang - Region:
Mindanao - Coordinates: 7.9550, 124.8025
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Mount Kalatungan is a stratovolcano and sacred to the indigenous Manobo and Talaandig peoples, who refer to the mountain as Keretungan. Permission from the tribal council (Council of Elders) is mandatory, often involving ritual offerings such as a chicken sacrifice and blessing before ascent.
The trekking routes are rugged, steep and classed as difficult. Two routes lead up from the south at Mendis (1,240m) and it may be possible to ascend on one ridge and come back down the other. The one on the right (east) is the Mendis trail and leads via Mendis Basecamp (1,460m), Kikikoka Peak (1,907m) and Sako Campsite (2,470m). The one on the left (west) is the Mount Wiji trail. Mount Wiji (2,819m) is around 2km west of Mount Kalatungan. Between them is Sanggaya Camp (2,550m), also known as Bamboo Camp.
Practicalities
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- Getting there: Start point: Brgy. Mendis, Pangantucan municipality, Bukidnon Province.
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- Permits: Located within the Mount Kalatungan Range Natural Park (est. 2000) and designated as ICCA in 2012. Permits are required. Indigenous Ritual: Climbers must take part in a “Gulugundu” ceremonial ritual and poultry offering performed by Talaandig elders before starting—this is part of the protocols anchored in tribal law.
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- Water sources: Streams and waterfalls exist in the lower forest zones
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Location
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Origins and Meaning
Known to local tribes as Keretungan. Manobo mythology holds that after a great flood, only Kalatungan and Kitanglad remained as islands. The survivors (Manobo people) descended from them. Kalatungan thus symbolizes renewal.