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The Zambales Mountains is a mountain range on western Luzon island in the Philippines. The mountains separate Luzon's central plain from the South China Sea. Its most prominent section is known as the Cabusilan Mountain Range composed of Mount Pinatubo, Mount Negron and Mount Cuadrado, which are believed to be remnants of the ancestral Pinatubo peak. The highest elevation in the Zambales Mountains is Mount Tapulao, also known as High Peak, in Zambales province which rises to 2,037 metres (6,683 ft).

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Zambales Mountains
Western Cordillera
Zambales Mountain Range view from San Narciso, Zambales
Highest point
Peak	Mount Tapulao (aka High Peak), Zambales
Elevation	2,037 m (6,683 ft)
Coordinates	15°28′51″N 120°7′16″E
Dimensions
Length	180 km (110 mi) N-S
Geography
Zambales Mountains topographic map
Country	Philippines
Provinces	Zambales, Pangasinan, Bataan, Tarlac and Pampanga
Region	Central Luzon & Ilocos Region
Range coordinates	15°41′N 120°05′E

Extent

The Zambales Mountains has an area of 300 square kilometres (120 sq mi)[1] extending North to South from the mountains of western Pangasinan province, the whole length of Zambales, to tip of the Bataan Peninsula in the south enclosing Manila Bay.[2] The mountain range also encompasses the mountains in the municipalities of Bamban, Capas, San Jose, San Clemente, Mayantoc, Santa Ignacia, Camiling in the province of Tarlac. In Pampanga, it includes the mountains in Floridablanca, Porac, Lubao, Angeles City and Mabalacat.

Geology

The Zambales Mountains include Jurassic to Miocene ophiolite massifs, overlain by more recent sedimentary formation, including the Cagaluan Formation and the Santa Cruz Formation.[3]

Volcanoes

Although the mountains are volcanic in origin,[2] Mount Pinatubo is the only active volcano in the mountain range. Its eruption on June 15, 1991 was the second most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century after the 1912 eruption of Novarupta in Alaska. The volcanic eruption, which was complicated by the arrival of Typhoon Yunya, covered the region with thick volcanic ash and lahar including the U.S. military base at Clark Field near Angeles City.

Other volcanoes in Zambales Mountains are Mount Mariveles, Mount Natib and Mount Samat.

Protected areas

• Bataan National Park
• Manleluag Spring Protected Landscape
• Roosevelt Protected Landscape

Peaks

Zambales Mountains list of highest peaks by elevation

• Mount Tapulao 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
• Mount Iba 5,430 ft (1,655 m)
• Mount Negron 5,194 ft (1,583 m)
• Mount Pinatubo 4,875 ft (1,486 m)
• Mount Mariveles 4,554 ft (1,388 m)
• Mount Cuadrado 4,344 ft (1,324 m)
• Mount McDonald 4,334 ft (1,321 m)
• Mount Natib 4,111 ft (1,253 m)
• Mount Limay 2,984 ft (910 m)
• Mount Dorst 2,785 ft (849 m)
• Mount Samat 1,788 ft (545 m)
• Mount Gates 1,663 ft (507 m)

River System

List of rivers in Zambales Mountains by length.

• Tarlac River 95.2 km (59.2 mi)
• Camiling River 93 km (58 mi)
• Bucao River 48.3 km (30.0 mi)
• Santo Tomas River 46.4 km (28.8 mi)

See also

• Geography of the Philippines

References

На других языках

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[de] Zambales-Berge

Die Zambales-Berge sind ein Gebirgszug auf der westlichen Seite von Luzón auf den Philippinen. Sie trennen Luzons zentrale Ebenen vom Südchinesischen Meer und dehnen sich einschließlich der Manilabucht bis zur Provinz Bataan aus.

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- [en] Zambales Mountains

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[es] Montes Zambales

La sierra de Zambales[1] es una cadena montañosa situada en el oeste la isla de Luzón en las Filipinas.[2] La sierra separa la llanura central de Luzón del mar de China Meridional.

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[fr] Monts Zambales

Les monts Zambales sont une chaîne de montagnes située dans l'ouest de l'île de Luçon, aux Philippines. Elle s'étend sur un axe nord-sud, du golfe de Lingayen dans la province Pangasinan, jusqu'à la baie de Manille dans la province de Bataan, face à la mer de Chine méridionale à l'ouest. Les monts Zambales culminent au High Peak (2 037 mètres d'altitude) mais sont plus connus pour abriter le Pinatubo dont l'éruption de 1991 a fait de nombreuses victimes en étant la deuxième plus puissante du XXe siècle. Ils abritent une végétation dense.

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