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In 2006, the park underwent a major renovation with the hilltop leased for private development under a memorandum of agreement with the Albay provincial government. The park now has a viewing deck with coin-operated telescopes, a landscaped promenade as well as restaurants and souvenir shops. Other
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features include a zipline and a 50-foot tunnel constructed by the Japanese during World War II. It is accessible by car via a spiral uphill road off Binitayan Road from the Legazpi Airport.
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to the east. The whole site is managed by the city and provincial government, and has been designated as a nature park.
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and basaltic volcanic rocks. Except for Mayon Volcano, it is the highest point in the city situated next to the
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near the foot of Mayon, some 12 kilometers south-southeast of the volcano's summit. It is mainly composed of
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41 (Bogtong) near the city's border with the municipality of
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Van Westen, Cees; Dayao, Arlene; Voskuil, Robert (1994).
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Elevation
Coordinates
13°09′39″N 123°43′46″E / 13.160868°N 123.729422°E / 13.160868; 123.729422
Ligñon Hill is located in Albay
Legazpi, Albay
Philippines
Ligñon Hill is located in Luzon
Ligñon Hill is located in Philippines
Easiest route
Central Bikol
Legazpi City
Albay
Philippines
Mayon Volcano
Albay Gulf
cinder cone
dolerite
Legazpi Airport
barangay
Daraga
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
View from Daraga Church
View from Legazpi Airport



"Ligñon Hill Nature Park"
"Transactions of the Seismological Society of Japan, Volumes 5-8"
"Geomorphology of the Mayon Volcano and its Relation to Hazards"

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