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Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument

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The protected area is also noted for its hydrological features, many of which are popular among tourists and hikers. They include waterfalls such as the Katibawasan, Binangawan and Tuasan Falls, cold and hot springs like those of Ardent and Santo Niño, and rivers such as Sagay and Binangawan rivers.
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The 2,227.62-hectare (5,504.6-acre) protected area stretches along the central and western interior of the island of Camiguin. It also includes a buffer zone of 182.91 hectares (452.0 acres) surrounding Mount Hibok-Hibok and 1,239.7 hectares (3,063 acres) surrounding Mount Timpoong, and extends into
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Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok comprises about 300 hectares (740 acres) of mossy forests at elevations above 1,100 metres (3,600 ft), 1,282 hectares (3,170 acres) of residual lowland dipterocarp forests at elevations above 500 metres (1,600 ft), and brush lands and open grasslands covering the
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At 1,614 metres (5,295 ft) above sea level, Mount Timpoong is the highest peak of Mount Mambajao. Mambajao is the central and largest of the island's three volcanic mountains (the others being Mount Catarman and Mount Sagay, also known as Mount Guinsiliban). Mount Mambajao's other peaks are
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Mambajao Peak at 1,568 metres (5,144 ft) above sea level, and an unnamed peak with an elevation of 1,529 metres (5,016 ft). It has flank vents located on Campana Hill and Minokol Hill.
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which measures 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) in elevation and is classified as an active stratovolcano. Mount Tres Marias and Mount Vulcan Daan (Old Volcano) are Mount Catarman's other peaks.
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fauna that live within those forests. They include one bird species and two mammals that can only be found in Camiguin: the
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Ministerial Meeting on the Environment in 2015, the Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok monument was formally declared an
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remaining 1,585 hectares (3,920 acres). The natural monument was established for the conservation of
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The Mammals and birds of Camiguin Island, Philippines, a distinctive center of biodiversity
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Located just northwest of Mambajao is Mount Catarman. Its highest peak is
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Its vegetation consists of tropical plants endemic to Camiguin such as
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It is also the location of the Hibok-Hibok Volcano Observatory of the
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Biodiversity
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Katibawasan Falls in the Timpoong–Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument
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Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument (Philippines)
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Index

IUCN category
natural monument or feature

Mount Hibok-Hibok
Map showing the location of Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument
Map showing the location of Timpoong and Hibok-Hibok Natural Monument
Camiguin
Philippines
Cagayan de Oro
9°10′21″N 124°43′24″E / 9.17250°N 124.72333°E / 9.17250; 124.72333
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
natural monument
Northern Mindanao
Camiguin
Mount Hibok-Hibok
Gloria Arroyo
ASEAN
ASEAN Heritage Park

Mambajao
Catarman
Mahinog
Sagay
Mount Hibok-Hibok
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
endangered
endemic
Camiguin hanging parrot
Camiguin forest mouse
Camiguin forest rat

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