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Mount Pinukis is a inactive volcano in Brgy. Lison Valley, Pagadian City, Philippines. It is the highest peak of Zamboanga del Sur and the entire Zamboanga Peninsula.

Mount Pinukis
Mount Pinukis Philippines
Highest point
Elevation	5,026 ft (1,532 m)
Prominence	3,996[1] ft (1,218 m)
Coordinates	7°59′02″N 123°13′59″E
Geography
Location	Mindanao
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
City	Pagadian
Geology
Mountain type	Unknown
Last eruption	Unknown

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. [2][3][4]

See also

• Midsalip
• Pagadian City
• List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines

External links

• https://www.slideshare.net/no2mininginpalawan/mt-pinukis-water-catchment

References

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