Mount Bernacci

Mount Bernacci (Central Bikol: Bukid kan Bernase), locally and commonly known as Tangcong Vaca (English: The cow's hump) and also known as Mount Hantik, is a mountain located in the province of Camarines Sur, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. It has a elevation of 756 m (2,480 ft) above mean sea level.[1] The mountain may be seen from numerous points along the Pan-Philippine Highway.

Mount Bernacci
  • Tangcong Vaca
  • Mount Hantik
Mount Bernacci seen from Pasacao, Camarines Sur
Highest point
Elevation756 m (2,480 ft)[1]
Prominence694 m (2,277 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Labo
Isolation21.2 mi (34.1 km)[1]
Coordinates13°36′36.36″N 122°58′9.76″E
Geography
Mount Bernacci
Mount Bernacci
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
Municipality
Climbing
First ascentUnknown

During the Japanese Occupation, This mountain served as the base of operations for the Tangcong Vaca Guerilla Unit, which was from named it.

Due to its thickly forested nature, the peak, like most of the Philippines' mountains, has not been properly studied.

Etymology

The origin of the mountain's name is unknown, most likely because its alternative name is more well-known than the original. Derived from the Bikolano word Tankong (English: Hump) and Filipino word Baka (English: Cow), The well-known name comes from its similarity to a large hump on a Brahman cattle.[2] Another name Hantik is a word that refers to the ants of the Oecophylla smaragdina species.

Geography

Mount Bernacci stands at 756 m (2,480 ft) high. The peak of the mountain is located in the border of two municipalities: Libmanan and Pasacao. In the communities indicated above, the mountain also acts as an important watershed.[3]

The watershed covers 2,975 hectares and is divided among four barangays: Libmanan's Duang Niog and Tanag, and Pasacao's Bagong Silang and Salvacion.

Caranan and Itulan rivers sources, as well as a lakelet named Caliryuhan, may be found in Barangay Bagong Silang's forest area. It serves as the drinking water supply for ten adjacent barangays in Pasacao, totaling around 1,000 households.

Azul Spring, Muroc-buroc, and Olaniban creeks run through Barangay Salvacion, and the Tinalmud River runs through its plains.

Herodes Waterfalls

Tanag has Asupre Creek, Duang Niog has four springs on private land, and two streams in Sitio Mensuro, which is along the Malansad River's route.[3] This mountain is also the water source of Herodes Waterfalls in Barangay Bagamelon and the Tinandayagan Waterfalls in Barangay Palong.

Climate
Climate data for Mount Bernacci
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean maximum °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 26
(79)
Average high °C (°F) 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 26
(79)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 27
(80)
Average low °C (°F) 15
(59)		 15
(59)		 16
(61)		 17
(63)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)		 16
(61)		 17
(63)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 17
(63)		 17
(63)		 18
(64)		 19
(66)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 19
(66)		 19
(66)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 133
(5.2)		 70
(2.8)		 65
(2.6)		 53
(2.1)		 116
(4.6)		 176
(6.9)		 216
(8.5)		 179
(7.0)		 210
(8.3)		 206
(8.1)		 200
(7.9)		 176
(6.9)		 1,800
(70.9)
Source: meteoblue.com[4]

Mythology

This mountain was referred to as Mount Hantik in the Bikolano epic Ibalong. According to the epic, the mountain was named after a large species of ants known as the Hantiks (Oecophylla smaragdina). The ants are thought to have lived in the Kalupnitan Caves (now Colapnitan) on this mountain, where Handyong drove and buried alive the crafty, sweet-voiced serpents who pretended to be charming maidens. The epic also claims that Mount Hantik, along with Mount Kulasi (now Colasi Peak) and Mount Isarog, erupted 4,500 years ago. The mountain may have possibly collapsed after the eruption, creating the smaller Mount Bernacci.

Incidents

On March 8, 1965, a Filipinas Orient Airways Douglas DC-3A crashed and burned in the slope of Mount Bernacci, as it was approaching Naga Airport. The total fatalities were 10, including 3 crew members.[5]

On December 15, 1993, a Philippine Air Force C-130H Hercules crashed on Mount Bernacci. The plane left Manila at 2:17 pm to deliver relief supplies to an area devastated by Typhoon Lola.[6] The total fatalities were 30, including 6 crewmembers[7]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Bernacci". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  2. Jr, Juan Escandor (2012-03-14). "Village won't forget war guerrillas". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  3. "DENR reforests 210 hectares of watershed areas in Bicol". archives.pia.gov.ph. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. "Climate: Modelled Mount Bernacci – Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Retrieved April 30, 2022.
  5. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-3A PI-C948 Mt Tangcong Vaca". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  6. "Military Cargo Plane Crashes in Philippines". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  7. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130H Hercules 4761 Tanag, Libmanan, Camarines Sur". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
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