Mount Kalatungan
| Mount Kalatungan | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  Mount Kalatungan Location of Mount Kalatungan in the Philippines | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,824 m (9,265 ft) [1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,502 m (4,928 ft) [3][4] |
| Listing | Ultra |
| Coordinates | 7°57′18″N 124°48′09″E / 7.95500°N 124.80250°ECoordinates: 7°57′18″N 124°48′09″E / 7.95500°N 124.80250°E [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bukidnon, Philippines |
| Parent range | Kalatungan Mountain Range |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Holocene[1] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano[1] |
| Last eruption | Unknown[1] |
Mount Kalatungan, also known as Catatungan,[1] is a volcanic mountain located in the province of Bukidnon in the southern Philippines. It is a stratovolcano with no known historical eruptions and classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) as a potentially active volcano.
It is the sixth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of 2,824 m (9,265 ft) asl. It is one of the several high elevation peaks in the Kalatungan Mountain Range in Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines.
See also
- List of mountains in the Philippines
- List of protected areas of the Philippines
- List of Southeast Asian mountains
- List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Kalatungan Profile Global Volcanism Program". National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian). Retrieved 2008-10-28.
- ↑ "The highest mountains in the Philippines". Pinoy Mountaineer. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ↑ de Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron. "Philippine Mountains - 29 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 meters or greater". Retrieved 2008-10-29.
- ↑ "Kalatungan Mountains High Point, Philippines". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
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