Mount Sungay

Mount Sungay
Mount Gonzales
The mountain as seen from the nearby Tagaytay Highlands
Highest point
Elevation709 m (2,326 ft)
ListingInactive volcanoes
Coordinates14°08′32″N 121°01′19″E / 14.142196°N 121.021942°E / 14.142196; 121.021942
Geography
Mount Sungay is located in Luzon
Mount Sungay
Mount Sungay
Location in Luzon Island
Mount Sungay is located in Philippines
Mount Sungay
Mount Sungay
Mount Sungay (Philippines)
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceCavite
CityTagaytay
Parent rangeTagaytay Ridge
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltMacolod Corridor
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
Easiest routeBy car and a short hike to the summit

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[1] is the highest point in the province of Cavite, at 709 metres (2,326 feet).[2][3] The slopes of the mountain are the source of the San Cristobal River that flows from the mountain to Silang, Cavite down to its mouth at Laguna de Bay in Calamba, Laguna.[4]

The mountain's former sharp peak and readily distinguishable shape made it a reliable landmark for bearing checks when sailing in and around Manila Bay during the early days of navigation.[5]

  1. ^ (2008-07-30). "Inactive Volcanoes of the Philippines Part 7" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on 2013-10-22.
  2. ^ "Mount Sungay" Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Mountains Mounts. Retrieved on 2012-02-04.
  3. ^ "Mount Sungay elevation". Google maps. Retrieved on 2013-10-21.
  4. ^ Philippine Commission (1905). "Fifth Annual Report of the Philippine Commission, 1904, Part 1", pg. 793. Government Printing Office, Washington (from Google Books).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference sailing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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