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Mount Apo

Mount Apo
  • Apo Sandawa
  • Bundok Apo
Mount Apo as viewed from Davao City. Mt. Apo lies in the background, while the more massive but shorter Mt. Talomo is in the foreground.
Highest point
Elevation2,954 m (9,692 ft)[1][2][3]
Prominence2,954 m (9,692 ft)[3]
Ranked 99th
Isolation905 km (562 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
to Fuyul Sojol Edit this on Wikidata
Listing
Coordinates6°59′15″N 125°16′15″E / 6.98750°N 125.27083°E / 6.98750; 125.27083[3]
Geography
Mount Apo is located in Mindanao
Mount Apo
Mount Apo
Mount Apo is located in Philippines
Mount Apo
Mount Apo
CountryPhilippines
Region
Province
City/municipality
Parent rangeApo–Talomo
Geology
Age of rockPliocene-Quaternary[4]
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltThe Central Mindanao Volcanic Arc (CMVA) is a volcanically-active region in the southern Philippines.
Last eruption1640 [5][6]
Climbing
First ascent1880 by Joaquin Rajal, governor of Davao; Joseph Montano, a French anthropologist; Jesuit missionary Father Mateo Gisbert, etc.[7][8]
Easiest routeKidapawan-Magpet Trail[9]
Map

Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level, it is the highest-mountain in the Philippine Archipelago, Mindanao and 24th-highest peak of an island on Earth. Located on the tripartite border of Davao City and Davao del Sur in the Davao Region, and Cotabato in Soccsksargen, Mount Apo is the most-prominent mountain in the Philippines. The peak overlooks from Davao City 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northeast, Digos 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the southeast, and Kidapawan 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west. It is a protected area and a Natural Park of the Philippines.[10]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Apo". opentopomap.org. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "The World Factbook – Philippines". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Philippines Mountain Ultra-Prominence". peaklist.org. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNESCO-Apo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ https://traveleanorism.wordpress.com/2015/03/05/mount-apo-almost-heaven-the-kapatagan-kidapawan-traverse/
  6. ^ https://www.philstar.com/business/agriculture/2005/01/09/267778/saving-mt-apo-and-rp-eagle-extinction/amp/
  7. ^ Montano, Dr. Joseph. "Voyage Aux Philippines et en Malaisie", p. 246. Labrairie Hechette, Paris, 1886.
  8. ^ Maso, Miguel Saderra. "Volcanoes and Seismic Centers of the Philippines", p.27. Department of Commerce and Labor, 1904.
  9. ^ (2007-10-08). "Mt. Apo/Kidapawan-Magpet Trail" Archived June 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on April 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "Proclamation No. 59; Reserving, Setting Apart, and Designating as Mount Apo Natural Park for Park Purposes for the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People of the Philippines the Parcel of Public Domain, Situated in the Municipal District of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, and Municipal District of Guianga and Municipality of Santa Cruz, Province of Davao, Island of Mindanao". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. May 9, 1936. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2016.

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