Mount Macolod (other spelling: Maculot) is a dormant stratovolcano located in the

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of Cuenca, Batangas in the

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. Popular with mountain climbers and campers, it is the main tourist attraction of Cuenca. The mountain is sacred to both

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and Anitists. Every year on

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, 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 (, ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, is a fresh water Volcanic crater lake, caldera lake in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volc ...

. Mount Macolod and its high

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wall called ''The Rockies'' are said to be part of Taal Caldera's crater rim.

Geological history

Based on studies on Taal, it is believed that an ancient Taal Cone was formed by buildup of large volume dacitic 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. 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

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s surrounding the lake. Mount Macolod is not only a

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on the south side but also the highest

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rim of the former Taal Cone. Tagaytay Ridge, to the north, is the northern rim of the caldera with Mount Sungay its highest elevation.

Gallery

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Geography

Geological history

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