Mount Apo | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,954 m (9,692 ft)[1][2][3] |
Prominence | 2,954 m (9,692 ft)[3] Ranked 99th |
Isolation | 905 km (562 mi) to Fuyul Sojol |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 6°59′15″N 125°16′15″E / 6.98750°N 125.27083°E[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | |
Province | |
City/municipality | |
Parent range | Apo–Talomo |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Pliocene-Quaternary[4] |
Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | The Central Mindanao Volcanic Arc (CMVA) is a volcanically-active region in the southern Philippines. |
Last eruption | 1640 [5][6] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1880 by Joaquin Rajal, governor of Davao; Joseph Montano, a French anthropologist; Jesuit missionary Father Mateo Gisbert, etc.[7][8] |
Easiest route | Kidapawan-Magpet Trail[9] |
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]
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