Mount Makiling

Mount Makiling
Maquiling
Mount Makiling summit close-up view from Santo Tomas, Batangas
Highest point
Elevation	1,090 m (3,580 ft)[1]
Prominence	968 m (3,176 ft)
Listing	List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
Coordinates	14°08′N 121°12′E / 14.13°N 121.20°E / 14.13; 121.20
Geography
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Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas Laguna
City/municipality	Bay Calamba Los Baños Santo Tomas
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic field	Laguna Volcanic Field
Last eruption	Holocene
Climbing
Easiest route	from U.P. Los Baños

Mount Makiling (also spelled Maquiling) is an inactive stratovolcano located in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The mountain rises to an elevation of 1,090 meters (3,580 ft) above mean sea level and is the highest feature of the Laguna Volcanic Field. The volcano has no recorded historic eruption but volcanism is still evident through geothermal features like mud spring and hot springs. South of the mountain is the Makiling–Banahaw Geothermal Plant. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) classifies the volcano as "Inactive".^[2]

Mount Makiling is a state-owned forest reserve administered by the University of the Philippines Los Baños. Prior to its transfer to the university, the mountain was the first national park of the Philippines. Mount Makiling National Park was established on February 23, 1933, by Proclamation No. 552. However, it was decommissioned as a national park on June 20, 1963, by Republic Act No. 3523 when it was transferred to the university for use in forestry education and information.^[3]

The mountain is sacred to many pilgrims and is widely believed to be the home of an anito named Maria Makiling. It is one of the most known bundok dambanas in Calabarzon. It was declared as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2013, with the title of "Mount Makiling Forest Reserve".^[4]