Earth:Mount San Cristobal

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Short description: Volcano in the Philippines
Mount San Cristobal
Mount San Cristobal.jpg
Highest point
Elevation1,470 m (4,820 ft) [1]
ListingPotentially active[2]
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 14°03′52″N 121°25′36″E / 14.06443°N 121.42680°E / 14.06443; 121.42680
Geography
Mount San Cristobal is located in Philippines
Mount San Cristobal
Mount San Cristobal
Location within the Philippines
LocationLuzon
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
Provinces
  • Laguna
  • Quezon
Municipalities
  • Dolores
  • San Pablo
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltMacolod Corridor
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Dolores, Quezon
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Mount San Cristobal is a potentially active stratovolcano at the boundary of the provinces of Laguna and Quezon on the island of Luzon, Philippines . The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,470 m (4,820 ft) above mean sea level[1] and is one of the volcanic features of Macolod Corridor.[3]

Mount San Cristobal is considered the Devil's Mountain in Filipino folklore. It is the alter-ego of the Holy Mountain,[1] 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 in the province of Laguna at its northern slope and Dolores in the province of Quezon at its southern slope.

The seven lakes of San Pablo, Laguna as seen from the top of Mount San Cristobal at 1,470 meters (4,820 ft) above sea level.

See also

  • List of mountains in the Philippines
  • List of national parks of the Philippines

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mt. Cristobal (1,470+)". 23 September 2007. http://www.pinoymountaineer.com/2007/09/mt-cristobal-1470.html. Retrieved 5 February 2015. 
  2. "Potentially Active". 30 July 2008. http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60:potentially-active&catid=55&Itemid=115. Retrieved 24 March 2016. 
  3. Tectonophysics. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Publishers. 1990. p. 266. 

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