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Batorampon Point

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Batorampon Point
Highest point
Elevation1,335 m (4,380 ft)
Geography
LocationZamboanga City,  Philippines
Parent rangeZamboanga Cordillera, Mindanao Island

Batorampon Point is the highest mountain in Zamboanga City. It is also the highest mountain in the westernmost point of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines.[1] The nearby mountains is known as little Baguio of the south because of its freezing climate even during daytime. Strawberries is known to be cultivated here because of the unusual climate.


File:Mt. pulong bato.jpg
picture of pasonanca park with the batoranian point at backround.


Near the top of the "Batorampon point" is an extinct volcano called "Mt. Pulumbato". One of the mountains in the Zamboanga cordillera, only unusual of it that it's made of solid rock. Also during Goodfriday, Zamboangueños climb to the top of the mountain to pray the way of the cross. It is now considered to be a park called Pasonanca park.

References

  1. ^ http://www.zamboanga.com/islands/islands_water_and_peaks.htm Bodies of water surrounding Zamboanga City