Mount Kabuyao
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Mount Kabuyao is a mountain near Baguio City
in Benguet Province
, Luzon
, Philippines
. Its peak is more than 2000 meters above sea level. It is commonly mistaken as Mt. Sto. Tomas which is a taller mountain just beside it. Due to its height, several communication companies constructed relay stations at the summit. A private observatory and a radar station, once operated by the US Armed Forces stationed in the country, is also located here. A water catchment area was constructed to supply water to the City of Baguio and nearby towns. A small community of farmers live at the top of the mountain. A Town Hall and a School was built for them by the local government.
The summit is also a good vantage point. During a fair weather, one can see the whole City of Baguio to the east and could partially see the province of Pangasinan to the west. On a clear day, one can observe moving cargo ships passing by the South China Sea.
Hikers climb the mountain occasionally for recreational purposes.
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
in Benguet Province
Benguet
Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad and borders, clockwise from the south, Pangasinan, La Union, Ilocos Sur, Mountain Province, Ifugao, and Nueva Vizcaya....
, Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. Its peak is more than 2000 meters above sea level. It is commonly mistaken as Mt. Sto. Tomas which is a taller mountain just beside it. Due to its height, several communication companies constructed relay stations at the summit. A private observatory and a radar station, once operated by the US Armed Forces stationed in the country, is also located here. A water catchment area was constructed to supply water to the City of Baguio and nearby towns. A small community of farmers live at the top of the mountain. A Town Hall and a School was built for them by the local government.
The summit is also a good vantage point. During a fair weather, one can see the whole City of Baguio to the east and could partially see the province of Pangasinan to the west. On a clear day, one can observe moving cargo ships passing by the South China Sea.
Hikers climb the mountain occasionally for recreational purposes.