Mount Santo Tomas
| Mount Santo Tomas | |
|---|---|
 Mount Santo Tomas with its several TV and cellular transmitter towers | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,260 m (7,410 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Inactive volcano[2] |
| Coordinates | 16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°ECoordinates: 16°20′04.9″N 120°33′40.8″E / 16.334694°N 120.561333°E |
| Geography | |
.svg.png)  Mount Santo Tomas Location within the Philippines | |
| Location | Luzon |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Benguet |
| Municipality | Tuba |
| Parent range | Cordillera Central |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.
Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.
Physical features
Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.
Listings
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as Inactive.[2]
The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.[1]
Eruptions
There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Mt Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.[1]
There have been no reports since.
Geology
Rock type is not reported.
Mount Santo Tomas is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.
See also
- List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
- List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
- Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology