historic highway
Halsema Highway
The 'highest highway in the Philippines' winds along Cordillera ridgelines from Baguio to Bontoc, topping 2,255 m at Atok with vegetable terraces and cloud-filled valleys below.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Cordillera, Philippines · Asia
Atok is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Loacan, 11km from Timbac Mummy Caves.
Atok is a town located in Cordillera, Philippines. With a population of 2,092, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Atok sits in Philippines, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Manila time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Atok to your route.
The Halsema Highway (also known as the Benguet–Mountain Province Road, the Baguio–Bontoc Road, and the Mountain Trail) is a national secondary highway in the Philippines. Situated within the Cordillera Central range in northern Luzon, it stretches from the city limit of Baguio to the municipality of Bontoc. ItsRead more
highest point is at 2,255.52 metres (7,400.0 ft) above sea level in the municipality of Atok. It was officially recognized as the highest altitude highway in the Philippines until 2019, when the 2,429 metres (7,969 ft) high point Kiangan–Tinoc–Buguias Road in Tinoc, Ifugao, was recognized as the new holder of the distinction.
The 150-kilometer (93.2 mi) highway covers 95 kilometers (59 mi) of Benguet province and traverses eight of its municipalities (La Trinidad, Tublay, Atok, Bokod, Kabayan, Buguias, Bakun, and Mankayan). It also covers four Mountain Province towns (Bauko, Sabangan, Bontoc, and Sagada). The road splits into two upon reaching the village of Dantay, in Bontoc. One road leads to downtown Bontoc, while the other leads to the town of Sagada, 29 kilometers (18.0 mi) farther from the junction.
The highway forms part of National Route 204 (N204) of the Philippine highway network.
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Atok is located in Cordillera, Philippines, Asia. The coordinates are 16.5835 latitude, 120.6995 longitude.
Atok has a population of approximately 2,092 people, making it a town in Philippines.
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historic highway
The 'highest highway in the Philippines' winds along Cordillera ridgelines from Baguio to Bontoc, topping 2,255 m at Atok with vegetable terraces and cloud-filled valleys below.
9 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
Burial caves at around 2,000 metres above Kabayan holding Ibaloi fire-mummies, smoke-cured in wooden coffins several centuries ago. Reached by a rough spur road off the Halsema Highway and a short descent.
11 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Ancient rice terraces carved into mountainsides by the Ifugao people over 2,000 years ago, often called the Eighth Wonder of the World.
53 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
The 900 m gap where the Nueva Ecija-Nueva Vizcaya road crosses the Caraballo Mountains, a tight sequence of curves that is the gateway to Cagayan Valley. A memorial marks the fierce 1945 battle fought here.
56 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A stunning amphitheater of rice terraces in a remote Ifugao village, considered the most dramatic section of the Philippine Cordillera terraces.
58 km · about 65 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A pine-forested Cordillera town reached by a serpentine mountain road from Bontoc, famous for coffins hung on limestone cliff faces in Echo Valley and a sea of cloud seen from Kiltepan viewpoint at dawn.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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