municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
Cuenca, Batangas
Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca ( tgl, Bayan ng Cuenca), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,235 people.
Once a part of San Jose, it became ...
in the
Philippines
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. Popular with mountain climbers and campers, it is the main tourist attraction of Cuenca.
The mountain is sacred to both
Christians
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Holy Week
Holy Week ( la, Hebdomada Sancta or , ; grc, Ἁγία καὶ Μεγάλη Ἑβδομάς, translit=Hagia kai Megale Hebdomas, lit=Holy and Great Week) is the most sacred week in the liturgical year in Christianity. In Eastern Churches, wh ...
, thousands of pilgrims from nearby towns and provinces climb the mountain as a form of penance.
Geography
The mountain is about tall and is also located adjacent to
Taal Lake
Taal Lake ( tl, Lawa ng Taal, ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, is a freshwater caldera lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large ...
. Mount Macolod and its high
volcanic rock
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wall called ''The Rockies'' are said to be part of Taal Caldera's
crater rim
The rim or edge of an impact crater is the part that extends above the height of the local surface, usually in a circular or elliptical pattern. In a more specific sense, the rim may refer to the circular or elliptical edge that represents the up ...
.
Geological history
Based on studies on Taal, it is believed that an ancient Taal Cone was formed by buildup of large volume
dacitic
Dacite () is a volcanic rock formed by rapid solidification of lava that is high in silica and low in alkali metal oxides. It has a fine-grained (aphanitic) to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. ...
pyroclastic materials more than 140,000 years ago. Several major catastrophic eruptions probably between 27,000 and 5,000 years ago destroyed this greater Taal Cone and ultimately formed the depression now known as
Taal Caldera
Taal Lake ( tl, Lawa ng Taal, ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, is a freshwater caldera lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large ...
. 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.
The slopes of the previous volcano now formed
ridge
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s surrounding the lake. Mount Macolod is not only a
volcanic cone
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on the south side but also the highest
caldera
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rim of the former Taal Cone.
Tagaytay Ridge
Mount Sungay, also known as Mount Gonzales, is a mountain in the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Located in eastern Tagaytay, the inactive stratovolcano is the highest point in the province of Cavite, at .Mount Sungay
Mount Sungay, also known as Mount Gonzales, is a mountain in the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Located in eastern Tagaytay, the inactive stratovolcano is the highest point in the province of Cavite, at .
File:MtMacolodjf2109 05.JPG, The mountain seen from San Nicolas
File:Mount Macolod peak hidden by clouds.jpg, View from Cuenca
File:Marian OrchardBaletejf0045 20.JPG, View from Balete
File:Mount Macolod.jpg, Mount Maculot, seen from
Alitagtag, Batangas
Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag ( tgl, Bayan ng Alitagtag), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people.
Geography
According to ...
in 2017.
See also
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List of mountains in the Philippines
The following is a partial list of mountains in the Philippines. Several of these are volcanoes, formed by subducting tectonic plates surrounding the archipelago.
List
This list contains most of the highest mountains in the country. It is li ...