Mount Macolod

Mount Macolod
Mount Maculot, Mount Makulot

Mount Maculot as seen from Cuenca
Highest point
Elevation 947 m (3,107 ft) [1]
Coordinates 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.917°N 121.050°E / 13.917; 121.050Coordinates: 13°55′N 121°03′E / 13.917°N 121.050°E / 13.917; 121.050
Geography
Mount Macolod

Location of Mount Macolod in the Philippines

Location Cuenca, Batangas, Philippines
Geology
Mountain type Dome volcano
Volcanic arc/belt Macolod Corridor
Last eruption Unknown
Climbing
Easiest route from Cuenca town center

Mount Macolod (also called Mount Makulot or Mount Maculot) is a mountain located in the town of Cuenca in Batangas province, in the Philippines. This mountain is popular among mountain climbers and campers; it is the major tourist attraction of the municipality.[2]

Physical

The mountain is about 947 m (3,107 ft) tall and is also located adjacent to Taal Lake. Mount Makulot and its 700-metre (2,300 ft) high volcanic rock wall called The Rockies, is said to be part of Taal Caldera's crater rim.[2]

Geological history

Based on studies on Taal, it is believed that an ancient Taal Cone was formed by buildup of large volume dacitic pyroclastic materials more than 140,000 years ago. Several major catastrophic eruptions probably between 27,000 to 5,000 years ago destroyed this greater Taal Cone and ultimately formed the 25-by-30-kilometre (16 mi × 19 mi) wide depression now known as Taal Caldera. This depression was filled by water, thus forming a lake. The younger Volcano Island was formed by numerous explosive hydrovolcanic eruptions in the middle of the lake after the collapse.[3]

The slopes of the previous volcano now formed ridges surrounding the lake. Mount Macolod is not only a volcanic cone on the south side but also the highest caldera rim of the former Taal Cone. Tagaytay Ridge, to the north, is the northern rim of the caldera with Mount Sungay its highest elevation.

See also

References

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  1. ↑ "Mount Macolod". Mountain Mounts. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.
  2. 1 2 (2007-08-08). "Mt. Maculot/Rockies (706+)". Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.
  3. ↑ "Taal Volcano Flyer". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on 2012-02-07.


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