Mount Mariveles is a dormant stratovolcano and the highest point in the province of Bataan in the Philippines. Mariveles and the adjacent Mount Natib comprise 80.9 percent of the total land area of the province. The mountain and adjacent cones lie opposite the city of Manila across Manila Bay, providing a beautiful setting for the sunsets seen from the city.
Mount Mariveles
Mount Mariveles with Mount Limay to its right as seen from the entrance of Manila Bay. Corregidor island is at the foreground right.
A view of one of Mt. Mariveles' peaks as seen from Tarak ridge campsite
Bataan, officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.
Image: Bataan Capitol 2022
Image: Death March Km 00
Image: Facade of the St.Dominic de Guzman Church in Abucay, Bataan
Image: Mariveles Harbor