Mountaineering as a sports in the Philippines started only in the late 1970's and the Negros mountaineers are among the pioneering practitioneers of this very young sports in the country. Generally, the mountains in Negros were already discovered by man before the coming of these sportmen mountaineers. Perhaps known the world over for the string of fatalities to mountaineers, the 8,088-foot Canla-on Volcano is the highest in the island and is among the major mountains in the Philippines. By Philippine mountaineering standard, a major mountain in the country is at least 6,000 feet in altitude.
Park (MKNP) during the advent of mountaineering in
Negros Island and the country in general
1982 Mandalagan Range (NNFR) Tinagong Dagat in Mandalagan Range (Northern Negros
Forest Reserve) was discovered by the BBMS who
pioneered the exploration of the Patag Forest
1983 Mt. Kanla-on MFPI Annual Climb was held for the first time in Negros
by the leading mountaineering federation in the
Philippines four years after its founding
1990 Cuernos de Negros MFPI Annual Climb was held in Mt. Talinis (its popular
name) in Negros Oriental (Southern Negros); the Cebu
mountaineers introduced mountaineering in Cuernos
sometime in the 1980's
1991 Silay Range (NNFR) Mountaineering was introduced by VEAME in Gawahon
during the advent of mountaineering in Silay Range of
the NNFR
1996 Mt. Kanla-on MFPI Annual Climb was held in Kanla-on for the
second time
1999 Tinagong Dagat MFPI Mid-Year Climb was held for the first time in
the NNFR
[ Elevation is originally expressed in meters; conversion is 1 meter = 3.2808 feet]
Name Elevation Other Name
The NNFR Peaks
Lantawan Peak 1049 m (3,442 ft) Bugtong Bato ?
Mt. Mandalagan 1880 m (6,168 ft) Marapara Daku
Mt. Silay 1534 m (5,033 ft)
Sicaba Daku Peak 1379 m (4,524 ft) Dalayapan ?
Sicaba Diotay Peak 1536 m (5,039 ft)
Highest in Negros Island
Canlaon Volcano 2465 m (8,088 ft) Kanla-on
Southern Peak
Malapantao 619 m (2,030 ft)
Negros Oriental Peak
Razor Back Mountain 991 m (3,250 ft)
Washington D.C. 20315
[Elevation is originally expressed in feet]
Name Elevation (ft) Remarks
Mt. Silay 5,037 Sicaba Diotay Peak (?)
(?) 3,448 Location of Lantawan
(?) 4,524 Location of Sicaba Daku
(?) (?) Location of Sewahon
Mt. Mandalagan 6,165 Location of Marapara
(?) 4,802 Location of Calaptan
(?) (?) Location of Calaptan Twin
(?) (?) Location of Tingtingon Daku (?)
(?) (?) Location of Tingtingon Diotay (?)
(?) 5,262 SE of 6,165-foot peak
Canlaon Volcano* 8,088 Highest in the Visayas
(?) 7,023 Location of Makawiwili Peak
Cuernos de Negros 6,244 Talinis Peak (popular name)
(?) 5,872 Location of Guinsayawan
* Note: Other sources place Canlaon at 2435 m or 7,989 feet in elevation. A report of Space Shuttle Photo STS056-0155-0219 on April 15, 1993 place its location at (10.4N, 123.1E) with an elevation of of 7,987 feet. Weether the elevation is determined by the Shuttle Photo or culled from other sources was not explained in the report.