| Caraballo Mountains | |
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 The mountains as seen from the Umingan-Lupao border | |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 54 km (34 mi) north-south |
| Width | 15 mi (24 km) |
| Area | 1,300 km (500 sq mi) |
| Geography | |
.svg)  Caraballo Mountains
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| Country | Philippines |
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| Range coordinates | 16°8′37.8″N 121°10′4.8″E / 16.143833°N 121.168000°E / 16.143833; 121.168000 |
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The Caraballo Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of Luzon island in the Philippines, situated between the Cordillera Central and Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The mountains serve as the location of the river source of the Cagayan River, the longest in the country.
Several portions of the mountain range are protected under the National Integrated Protected Areas System, including the Casecnan Protected Landscape and the Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed Forest Reserve.
Transportation
The Caraballo Mountains can be reached by the Pangasinan-Nueva Ecija Road, taking one and a half hours to travel from the Downtown of San Nicolas.
Economy
Tourism
The Caraballo Mountains gained tourists because of the attractions and waterfalls that the Mountain Range offers. The mountains have 100–500 people going to the range each day.
Farming
Residents have their own backyard gardens, where they plant vegetables, which they sell in a nearby Public Market.
Gallery
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A section of the range at Dupax del Sur
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Dalton Pass in Santa Fe
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Another view from the fields of eastern Pangasinan
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Another view overlooking Dalton Pass
View of the mountains from the Welcome Arch in Umingan
References
- "With new road, Pangasinan's 'Baguio' now accessible". Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- "P'sinan-N. Vizcaya border row stunts tourism site's development". Retrieved August 12, 2023.
See also
External links
Media related to Caraballo Mountains at Wikimedia Commons
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