Mount Matampor

The place

Mountain in Balindong, Lanao del Sur

A peak of the Gurain Range in Balindong with a campsite over Lake Lanao and Mount Ragang.

• Mountain

  Traced to its sources since the guide was written.

• Safety in Lanao del Sur

  The security picture here is more variable than in Cotabato City or Tawi-Tawi, and it moves. Marawi itself is visited, but travel is best arranged through local contacts, the city tourism office, or MSU, and some outlying municipalities are best left off an itinerary without current local advice. This is the area where asking on the ground matters most, and where a plan made from a distance is least reliable.

About this place

What to do

• Camp on the summit

  The campsite looks over Lake Lanao to Mount Ragang and the Bukidnon ranges.

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• Pick out the Bukidnon peaks

  From the campsite you can see Mount Kitanglad and Mount Kalatungan in Bukidnon as well as Lake Lanao and Mount Ragang.

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Before you go

• The climb takes 2 to 3 hours for experienced hikers.
• Arrange visits outside Marawi through the provincial tourism office and go with local companions.

Where you’ll be

Balindong, Lanao del Sur

Sources

• bangsamoro.gov.ph