Mount Hamiguitan
| Mount Hamiguitan | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,310 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,497 m (4,911 ft) |
| Coordinates | 6°44′24″N 126°10′54″E / 6.74000°N 126.18167°ECoordinates: 6°44′24″N 126°10′54″E / 6.74000°N 126.18167°E |
| Naming | |
| Pronunciation | [hamiɡuitan] |
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 Mount Hamiguitan
Location within the Philippines
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| Location | Mindanao |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| Parent range | Hamiguitan Mountain Range |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Official name | Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary |
| Type | Natural |
| Criteria | x |
| Designated | 2014 (38th session) |
| Reference no. | 1403 |
| State Party | Philippines |
| Region | Asia and the Pacific |
Mount Hamiguitan is a mountain located in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. It has a height of 1,620 metres (5,315 ft). The mountain and its vicinity has one of the most diverse wildlife populations in the country. Among the wildlife found in the area are Philippine eagles and several species of Nepenthes. Some of the latter, such as the Nepenthes peltata, are endemic to the area. The mountain has a protected forest area of approximately 2,000 hectares. This woodland is noted for its unique pygmy forest of century old trees in ultramafic soil, with many endangered, endemic and rare species of flora and fauna.
The Mount Hamiguitan range, with an area of 6,834 hectares (68.34 km2), was declared a national park and a wildlife sanctuary in 2003. In 2014, the park was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mount Hamiguitan is located in the province of Davao Oriental in the southeastern part of the island of Mindanao, Philippines. It occupies the land area within the political boundaries of Mati, San Isidro and Governor Generoso.
Inventory of flora species in the mountain and its vicinity showed that its montane forest has the highest species richness of plants with 462 species, followed by its dipterocarp forest with 338 species, mossy forest with 246 species and agro-system with 246 species. Some of the plants commonly found on Mount Hamiguitan include the following:
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