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16.65518°N / 120.78658°E |
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8819 ft / 2688 m |
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Mount Singakalsa – also called Mount Timbak is the 3rd highest mountain of the Luzon island of Philippines. Singakalsa is one of the peaks of the Cordillera Mountains. There are contradictive records about its hight. According to PinoyMountaineer – the leasing mountaineering website of the Philippines – it is 2717 m high above see level. On the other hand it is 2688 m high according to the map published in Lonely planet. It is in the province of Benguet.
However, its height is not the primary reason why people go there. After all, you can reach almost all the way to its summit with a 4×4. And its summit is unlike the typical summit that mountaineers aim to reach. Depending on the month of the year it can either be a vegetable or a flower farm. Most people travel all the way to the high mountains of Benguet to see the Mummies of Mt. Timbak. (I didn’t do this – I aimed for the peak)
Yes, this is the good point in going to this peek. It is the relatively most easily accessible peak of the Cordillera Mountains. Relatively…
Most hikers go to Mt. Singakalsa from Manila or from Baguio City. Going from Manila first you must get to Baguio City. The easiest way is to get an evening bus from Metro Manila, from the Victory Liner Bus Terminal in Cubao, EDSA. It’s advised to get an evening bus at 10 p.m. that will get to Baguio 6-6.5 hours later. There are buses to Baguio every hour.
From Baguio you must take a bus going to the direction to Bontoc, via the Halsema Higway. Buses going in this direction depart from the terminal of Slaughterhouse Road. The distance of the Slaughterhouse Road terminal is 1.6 km from the Victory Liner Bus Terminal. You can take a taxi or just walk over. There is an early morning bus (6 a.m.) operated by the Rising Sun Bus liner. It takes you in approximately 2 hours to the jump-off point at the 55 km of the Halsema Highway.
Best season to climb - practically any time, but in order to get less chance for rain, the best is between November and March