53 by Governor-General Leonard Wood, the forest reserve was re-established as the Salinas Deer Refuge.

[3] Salinas was finally declared a natural monument in 2000 under the National Integrated Protected Areas System through Proclamation No.

This once snow-white mountain of travertine situated on the southeastern slopes of the Cordillera Central contains the Salinas Salt Springs, a popular attraction in the province during the early days of Spanish and American colonial periods.

[6] At present, this mountain at Sitio Bansing once known for its salt industry is being utilized as fishponds arranged in terraces on the mountainside for freshwater fish such as tilapia and African sharptooth catfish, including the giant freshwater prawn.

[6] The surrounding forest inhabited by numerous Philippine deers spreads over the villages of Salinas and Barat in Bambang, Mapayao, Acacia and San Fabian in Kayapa, and Baan in Aritao just north of Caraballo Sur.