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Mount Balatukan

Mount Balatukan
  • Mount Balatocan
  • Mount Balingoan
The mountain as seen from the western side
Highest point
Elevation2,560 m (8,400 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,883 m (6,178 ft)
Listing
Coordinates8°46′12″N 124°58′48″E / 8.77000°N 124.98000°E / 8.77000; 124.98000[1]
Geography
Mount Balatukan is located in Mindanao
Mount Balatukan
Mount Balatukan
Mount Balatukan is located in Philippines
Mount Balatukan
Mount Balatukan
CountryPhilippines
RegionNorthern Mindanao
ProvinceMisamis Oriental
City/municipality
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeCompound stratovolcano[1]
Volcanic arc/beltCentral Mindanao Arc
Last eruptionPleistocene age
Map

Mount Balatukan is a massive potentially active compound stratovolcano in the northern island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is the highest point in the province of Misamis Oriental. The volcano has no historical eruptions but displays fumarolic activity. The 2,560-metre (8,400 ft) mountain is topped by a triangular shaped caldera 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) long and 10.6 kilometers (6.6 mi) at its widest. The Balatocan River emanates from and drains the huge crater.[3]

The mountain is a protected area in the country classified as a Natural Park, the Mount Balatukan Range Natural Park. The park has an area of 8,423.00 hectares (20,813.7 acres) with a buffer zone of 1,222.00 hectares (3,019.6 acres). It was created on March 6, 2007 by Proclamation no. 1249.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference gvp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The highest mountains in the Philippines". Pinoy Mountaineer. 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2008-10-29.
  3. ^ "Balatukan, Gingoog, Northern Mindanao, Philippines". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.
  4. ^ "Protected Areas in Region 10". Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  5. ^ "Proclamation no. 1249"". Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-22.

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