Mount Kalatungan

Volcanic mountain in Bukidnon, Philippines

Mount Kalatungan is located in Mindanao
Mount Kalatungan
Mount Kalatungan
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Mount Kalatungan is located in Philippines
Mount Kalatungan
Mount Kalatungan
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CountryPhilippinesRegionNorthern MindanaoProvinceBukidnonCities and
municipalities
  • Maramag
  • Pangantucan
  • Talakag
  • Valencia
Parent rangeKalatungan Mountain RangeGeologyAge of rockHolocene[1]Mountain typeStratovolcano[1]Last eruptionUnknown[1]Map

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 fifth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of 2,860 m (9,380 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.

The mountain is part of the ancestral domain of the Indigenous Talaandig people.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Kalatungan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  2. ^ Henares, Ivan (February 2, 2008). "The Highest Mountains in the Philippines". Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  3. ^ de Ferranti, Jonathan; Maizlish, Aaron (c. 2005). "Philippine Mountains: 29 Mountain Summits with Prominence of 1,500 Meters or Greater". Peaklist. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
  4. ^ "Kalatungan Mountains High Point, Philippines". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
  5. ^ "Indigenous Tribes of Bukidnon". Jesuit Bukidnon Mission. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

External links

  • Media related to Mount Kalatungan at Wikimedia Commons
  • Mount Kalatungan - Mounta Wiji Traverse
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Ten highest mountains in the Philippines
  1. Mount Apo (2,954 m or 9,692 ft)
  2. Mount Dulang-dulang (2,941 m or 9,649 ft)
  3. Mount Pulag (2,926 m or 9,600 ft)
  4. Mount Kitanglad (2,899 m or 9,511 ft)
  5. Mount Tabayoc (2,842 m or 9,324 ft)
  6. Mount Kalatungan (2,824 m or 9,265 ft)
  7. Mount Ragang (2,815 m or 9,236 ft)
  8. Mount Maagnaw (2,742 m or 8,996 ft)
  9. Mount Timbak (2,717 m or 8,914 ft)
  10. Mount Amuyao (2,702 m or 8,865 ft)
See also: List of mountains in the Philippines
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