Mt. Natib is inactive starvolcano located in the northern end of
Bataan Peninsula. Even if is a volcano, there were no historical eruptions or volcanic activity was recorded. It is also the
Bataan’s Highest Peak with an elevation of 1,253 meters. And in 1945, it was declared a protected area of
Bataan National Park.
Mt. Natib is located in
Barangay Tala, Orani, Bataan.
In 2008,
Natib was closed for the reason that ongoing military operations have been conducted on the area. And in 2009, it was reopened again for climbers. As being the highest mountain in
Bataan, most mountaineers dream to climb
Mt. Natib. Whenever I heard of
Mt. Natib, it always comes to my mind is the
“limatik” or blood leeches. May be because of the articles I read about
Mt. Natib and seeing the hiking photographs from the internet.