📌 Over the past million years, continents have shifted and been enclosed in colossal ice sheets. Glaciers make up about a third of the earth's landmass. Tectonic plates are in motion, volcanoes shift and lift landmasses to form the Cordillera Mountains, and therein lies the Ampukao-Santa Fe Mountains. The first Philippine island likely appeared nearly 60 million years ago.

✅ "To my fellow travelers and hikers."

Northern Luzon in the Philippines is simply the Cordilleras of the Philippines, a massive and majestic mountain range in the north-central part of the island of Luzon in the Philippines.
These mystical mountains, which range from 1400mASL to around 2922 mASL are beloved, worshipped, and feared as equals by those who witness them and those who live among them.
Aside from these mountains, there are rich ethnic cultural attractions and scenic spots such as:
ethnic villages,
hanging coffins,
burial caves,
crystal caves,
rice terraces,
waterfalls,
and the wonderful peoples themselves makes the Cordilleras the ultimate tourist destination in the Philippines.

It's also the birthplace of the Legends, Sagas, and mountain spirits.
I have chosen the Mount Ulap Eco-Trail, which is the nearest to my home town Baguio City, also known as the summer capital of the Philippines
Mt. Ulap is technically the easiest to climb to the Summit. You don’t need ropes or special mountaineering gear, or even any previous mountain climbing experience.

✅ "So let's do a little calculation to achieve what is our intention."

To witness the rising Sun over the Cordillera Mountains at different locations

✅ The reason that I have listed down the below mentioned BASIC Sunrise TABLE is very simple

Now what you have to do is that you have to find out the "Sunrise for Mount Ulap" in Itogon Benguet for that particular hiking day

✅ From November to March, in the night and the early morning hours, it's very cold.

Therefore the right clothing shall be with you as protection from the chilly wind.

✅ At last Sunrise at dawn over the Cordillera Mountain ranges on a cold Sunday dawn 6:12 am by 14ºC viewed from Ambanaw Paway 1st Peak.

Therefore the right clothing shall be with you as protection from the chilly wind.

✅ During perfect environmental weather conditions on a starry starry night, you can see part of Pangasinan in a glooming Landscape.

🚩 * hiking time: min-4h, max-8h
depending on your hiking speed
* distance from the starting point: 9.4km
* Sta. Fe exit, elevation of: 1,296 m (4252 ft) above sea level.

✅ Experience the breathtaking live view of the rising Sun over the Cordillera Mountains during Daybreak. From an engrossing sunrise to a thrilling sunset, from a rain-soaked to a mist saturate Day Hike whatever was your experience all of this Mount Ulap Eco-Trail has it.

At last but not least, going back to your home destination taken with you the Adventurist experience and the fascinating natural and cultural history visiting some of the most interesting historical sites, enjoy the invigoration that results from hiking with a local expert.