Mount Halcon is a mountain located in the island of Mindoro

Mindoro

Mindoro is the seventh-largest island in the Philippines. It is located off the coast of Luzon, and northeast of Palawan. The southern coast of Mindoro forms the northeastern extremum of the Sulu Sea.-History:...

 in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. Its height of 2,586 meters (8,482 ft) makes it the 18th highest peak in the Philippines. Its slopes has earned it the title to be the most difficult mountain to climb in the country.

Mt. Halcon is home to the indigenous Alangan Mangyan

Mangyan

Mangyan is the generic name for the eight indigenous groups found in the Philippine island of Mindoro, each with its own tribal name, language, and customs...

s. It thick vegetation is also home to exotic flora and fauna, including the critically endangered Mindoro Bleeding-heart

Mindoro Bleeding-heart

The Mindoro Bleeding-heart is bird native to the Philippines. It is an endangered species. The Mindoro Bleeding-Heart is a type of ground dove....

which is endemic in the area.