Mount San Cristobal is a potentially active

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at the boundary of the provinces of Laguna and

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on the island of

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. The mountain rises to an elevation of

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and is one of the volcanic features of Macolod Corridor. Mount San Cristobal is considered the Devil's Mountain in

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. It is the alter-ego of the Holy Mountain, Mount Banahaw, and is part of Mounts Banahaw–San Cristobal Protected Landscape, covering 10,901 hectares (26,940 acres) of land. The mountain is bordered by San Pablo, province of Laguna at its northern slope and

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, province of

at its southern slope. Seven Lakes of San Pablo

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:San Cristobal Mountains of the Philippines Volcanoes of Luzon Complex volcanoes Sacred mountains Landforms of Quezon Landforms of Laguna (province) Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines Potentially active volcanoes of the Philippines

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