Mount Bernacci | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 756 m (2,480 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 694 m (2,277 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Labo |
Isolation | 21.2 mi (34.1 km)[1] |
Listing | Mountains in the Philippines |
Coordinates | 13°36′36.36″N 122°58′9.76″E / 13.6101000°N 122.9693778°E |
Geography | |
Mount Bernacci Mount Bernacci | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Bicol Region |
Province | Camarines Sur |
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Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown |
Mount Bernacci (Central Bikol: Bukid kan Bernase, Tagalog: Bundok ng Bernase), locally known as Tangcong Vaca (English: The cow's hump) and also known as Mount Hantik, is a mountain located in the province of Camarines Sur, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It has a elevation of 756 m (2,480 ft) above mean sea level.[1] The mountain may be seen from numerous points along the Pan-Philippine Highway.
Due to its thickly forested nature, the peak, like most of the Philippines' mountains, has not been properly studied.
During the Japanese Occupation, This mountain served as the base of operations for the Tangcong Vaca Guerilla Unit
, which was from named it. The area around Mount Bernacci has remained an area of conflict between anti-government rebels and the Philippine National Police till now.