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Mount Ragang is also called "Mount Piapayungan" or "Blue Mountain" by the local people. It is located in Lanao del Sur. There are several high peaks and others are unverified altitudes.
It is also only mountain in the list of the top ten highest which has less records. The only existing and solid evidence or record that the mountain has been summitted was recorded by Gideon Lasco of Pinoymountaineer.com.
Some locals of Marawi especially the students of MSU-Marawi dubbed the mountain as the "Sleeping Lady" as it looks like a body of a lying woman when viewed from the school campus of MSU (Mindanao State University).
Mountaineers are dreaming about this mountain that someday or sooner it will open to the public. Unfortunately, due to security reasons, authorities were not allowed to issue an entry permit, especially for hiking and trekking activities. Speculations and even locals said that the mountain leaving avoid avid mountain enthusiast hopeless.
Someday the mountaineers hope things happen like what the local government did to Mt. Inayawan of Lanao del Norte. Assuring the safety of the area and promoted the mountain to the outdoor enthusiast who are eager to explore places like Mount Ragang. But one thing is certain and that is Mt. Ragang will last more conflicts that humans could create. The mountaineers hope that someday they can trek up to do unknown flora and fauna of this once mysterious landscape.
ERUPTIONS OF MOUNT RAGANG
There are still confusion on the number of time Mt. Ragang erupted.
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