Mount Kalatungan, also known as Catatungan,
is a
volcanic mountain
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On Ear ...
located in the
province
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of
Bukidnon
Bukidnon(), officially the Province of Bukidnon ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; fil, Lalawigan ng Bukidnon; hil, Kapuroan sang Bukidnon; Binukid and Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the ...
in the southern
Philippines
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. It is a
stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...
with no known historical eruptions and classified by the
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, ; tl, Surian ng Pilipinas sa Bulkanolohiya at Sismolohiya) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and ...
(PHIVOLCS) as a
potentially active volcano.
It is the fifth highest mountain in the country with an elevation of
asl
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. It is one of the several high elevation peaks in the
Kalatungan Mountain Range
Kalatungan Mountain Range is a mountain range in the central portion of the province of Bukidnon, the Philippines. It is one of the few areas in the province covered with old growth forest, old growth or mossy forests. It covers an area of approxi ...
in
Bukidnon
Bukidnon(), officially the Province of Bukidnon ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Bukidnon; fil, Lalawigan ng Bukidnon; hil, Kapuroan sang Bukidnon; Binukid and Higaonon: ''Probinsya ta Bukidnon''), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the ...
on the island of
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...
, the second largest island in the Philippines.
See also
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Mount Kitanglad
Mount Kitanglad is an inactive volcano located in the Kitanglad Mountain Range in Bukidnon province on Mindanao island. It is the fourth highest mountain in the Philippines and has an approximate height of . It is located between Malaybalay City ...
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List of mountains in the Philippines
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List of Southeast Asian mountains
The following is a list of some of the mountains of Southeast Asia.
List of highest mountains
See also
*List of highest mountains
*List of highest mountains of New Guinea
*List of islands by highest point
*List of ribus (summits in Indonesia w ...
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List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of active volcanoes in the Philippines, as categorized by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Volcanoes in the country have erupted within the last 600 years, with accounts of these eruptions document ...
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List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines, as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
List
See also
* List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
* List of inactive volcanoes in th ...
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List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines. Volcanoes with no record of eruptions are considered as extinct or inactive. Their physical form since their last activity has been altered by agents of weathering and erosion with the for ...
References
External links
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Mount Kalatungan - Mounta Wiji Traverse
Mountains of the Philippines
Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines
Volcanoes of Mindanao
Landforms of Bukidnon
Potentially active volcanoes of the Philippines
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