Mount Diwata, colloquially nicknamed as Diwalwal, is a remote 1,261-metre (4,137 ft) high range of volcanic mountain and biodiversity area in Davao Region in the eastern part of Mindanao island of Philippines.
The mountain is named after the diwata (deity or "enchanting goddess"),[3][10] which is the pre-Spanish native faith based on the Indianized concept of devata in Hinduism in Indosphere.
On November 25, 2002, due to the unsafe and lethal illegal mining and siltation of Naboc River, the government declared 8,100 hectares area of Mount Diwalwal across Agusan-Davao-Surigao a "Mineral Reservation" via the Proclamation No.
[15] "Datu Lipus Macapandong Eco-Tourism Park", a Boys Scout camping site, near the natural water pool of the waterfall which also offers the nice view of various summits.
Governor of Agusan del Sur had built the "Stairway to Heaven" consisting of concrete stairs and resting shelters for climbers.
[16] The mountain range has 20m high multi-tiered "Awao waterfalls" on Monkayo side on black canyon with a natural swimming pool, and a garden and kiosks nearby.
[17] Illegal and unsafe mining practices have resulted in pollution of water, mercury poisoning, silting of Noboc river, deaths of human, and destruction of flora and fauna.