Mount Pinukis

The Pinukis is a 1,562 meters above sea level high inactive volcano in Brgy. Lison Valley, municipality of Pagadian City, Philippines.

Mount Pinukis
Mount Pinukis
Philippines
Highest point
Elevation1,562 m (5,125 ft)
Coordinates7°59′02″N 123°13′59″E
Geography
LocationPhilippines
Geology
Mountain typeUnknown
Last eruptionUnknown

It covers more than 20,000 hectares (49,000 acres), has up to 2015 retained a relatively intact forest cover and is therefore included in the Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs).

Pinukis, the sacred mountain of the Subanen tribe, and a main source for the water system of the three provinces of the Zamboanga peninsula, is under threat from multinational mining companies who wish to engage in open-cast mining. [1][2][3]

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