Mount Malepunyo

Mount Malepunyo
Malarayat Range

Mount Malepunyo as seen from Tagaytay City
Elevation 963 m (3,159 ft) [1]
Listing Inactive Volcanoes of the Philippines
Location
Mount Malepunyo
Map of the Philippines
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Age of rock Pliocene [2]
Volcanic arc/belt Southwestern Luzon Volcanic Field /
Macolod Corridor
Last eruption Unknown

Mount Malepunyo (also known as Mount Malipunyo[3] or Malarayat Range[4]) is an extinct volcano located located on Luzon Island in the Philippines. The mountain is located between the provinces of Batangas, Laguna and Quezon. It is popular among mountaineers, and has three interconnected destinations: Mt. Malepunyo, the highest; Mount Susong-Dalaga (also known as Mt. Susong-Cambing); and Manabu Peak.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inactive Volcanoes of the Philippines-Page 5". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on 2011-02-06.
  2. ^ Frederick L. Wernstedt, Joseph Earle Spencer. "Philippine Island World: a physical, cultural and regional directory", p.21.
  3. ^ a b (2007-10-25)."Mt. Malepunyo (Mt. Malarayat)". Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on 2011-09-26.
  4. ^ Philippine Commission. "Annual Reports of the War Department, 1906, Vol. 9", pg. 384. Washington Government Printing Office, 1907.

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