Kanlaon

Mount Kanlaon
Mount Kanlaon
Kanlaon Volcano
	Kanlaon in 2009
Highest point
Elevation	2,465 m (8,087 ft)
Prominence	2,465 m (8,087 ft)
Listing	Island high points 43rd; Philippines highest peaks; 27th; Philippines ultra peaks 7th; Visayas highest peak; Active volcano;
Coordinates	10°24′40″N 123°07′54″E / 10.4111°N 123.1318°E
Geography
	Kanlaon Volcano Location in the Visayas Kanlaon Volcano Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region;
Provinces	Negros Occidental; Negros Oriental;
City/municipality	Canlaon; La Carlota; La Castellana; Murcia; San Carlos;
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Negros Volcanic Belt
Last eruption	June 3, 2024

Kanlaon, also known as Mount Kanlaon and Kanlaon Volcano (Hiligaynon: Bolkang Kanglaon; Cebuano: Bolkang Kanglaon; Filipino: Bulkang Kanlaon), is an active andesitic stratovolcano and the highest mountain on the island of Negros in the Philippines, as well as the highest peak in the Visayas, with an elevation of 2,465 m (8,087 ft) above sea level.^[1] Mount Kanlaon ranks as the 42nd-highest peak of an island in the world.

The volcano straddles the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental, approximately 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Bacolod, the capital and most populous city of Negros Occidental and whole island. It is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines and part of the Pacific Ring of Fire.

^ https://volcano.si.edu/showreport.cfm?wvar=GVP.WVAR20230426-272020 Global Volcanism Program, 2023. Report on Kanlaon (Philippines) (Sennert, S, ed.). Weekly Volcanic Activity Report, 26 April-2 May 2023. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.