Mount Arayat
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Mount Arayat as seen from the village of Kaledian (Camba) in Arayat municipality
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,026 m (3,366 ft) |
| Coordinates | 15°12′00″N 120°44′31″E / 15.20°N 120.742°ECoordinates: 15°12′00″N 120°44′31″E / 15.20°N 120.742°E |
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 Mount Arayat
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| Location | Luzon |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Luzon |
| Province | Pampanga |
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| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | Holocene era |
Mount Arayat is an extinct stratovolcano on Luzon Island, Philippines, rising to a height of 1,026 metres (3,366 ft) There is no recorded eruption of the volcano, and its last activity probably dates to the Holocene epoch.
The volcano is located in a flat agricultural region at 15°12′N 120°45′E / 15.200°N 120.750°E. The southern half of the mountain lies within the municipality of Arayat, Pampanga, while the north half and the mountain summit lies within Magalang. Ten miles to the west of Mount Arayat is Angeles City and the former Clark Air Base. Mount Pinatubo is located a further 26 km (16 mi) west. The Volcano is a popular Tourist destination for people visiting the central plains. About 10 km (6 mi) to the north west is the "Angeles City flying club" that offers pilots education and sightseeing flights to Mount Arayat with ultralight airplanes. The territory is called "Woodland Air Park" in Magalang.
The mountain is considered a mystical one, the legendary home of Aung/Aring Sinukuan/Sinkuan/Suku or the Fairy known as diwata Mariang Sinukuan depending on which version of the story the readers or listeners prefer, but in ancient Kapampangan folklore as well as the research known to have been gathered by Kapampangan students of Henry Otley Beyer, it was and is the abode of Apung/Aring Sinukuan, rival of Namalyari of Mount Pinatubo, who is in varying versions, the son of Cargon-Cargon who was mortally wounded in a fight with a giant from the Zambales Mountain Range which is said to be the home of Apu Namalyari.
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