Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape

Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape
IUCN category III (natural monument or feature)
View of Mount San Cristobal from Victoria, Laguna
Location in the Philippines
Location	Laguna and Quezon, Philippines
Nearest city	San Pablo, Laguna
Coordinates	14°3′13″N 121°29′9″E / 14.05361°N 121.48583°E / 14.05361; 121.48583Coordinates: 14°3′13″N 121°29′9″E / 14.05361°N 121.48583°E / 14.05361; 121.48583
Area	10,900.59 hectares (26,935.9 acres)
Established	October 14, 1921 (Forest reserve) May 21, 1941 (National park) June 25, 2003 (Protected landscape)
Governing body	Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape is a protected landscape park in the Calabarzon region of the Philippines, 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of Manila. It is the second largest protected area in Calabarzon, after the Upper Marikina River Basin Protected Landscape, with an area of 10,900.59 hectares (26,935.9 acres). The park is located at the border of Laguna and Quezon provinces and includes the features it is named after: Mount Banahaw and, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to its west, Mount San Cristobal.

The two dormant volcanoes contain some of the most extensive closed canopy forests in Laguna and Quezon. The mountain park serves as an important watershed for the surrounding plains. Its accessibility to Manila and other major urban areas in Calabarzon makes it a popular destination for tourists and mountaineers. It is also visited by pilgrims being considered a holy site by certain religious denominations in southern Luzon.

The park spans across the southern Laguna municipalities of Majayjay, Nagcarlan, Liliw, Rizal and San Pablo and the northern Quezon municipalities of Dolores, Candelaria, Sariaya, Lucban and Tayabas. It covers the entire 10,784.05-hectare (26,648.0-acre) Mount Banahaw with its three peaks: Mount Banahaw de Dolores, Mount Banahaw de Lucban and Mount Banahaw de Tayabas, and the entire 116.54-hectare (288.0-acre) Mount San Cristobal. The area includes the headwaters of eight rivers namely, the Kinabuhayan, Talong Ambon, Balayong, Maimpis, Dalitiwan, Malinao, Nagcarlan and San Diego Rivers which provide water for domestic consumption and irrigation of surrounding communities. It is also the location of several waterfalls which are popular among pilgrims and devotees such as the Santa Lucia, Suplina and Cristalino Falls on Mount San Cristobal in Dolores.