Mount Talinis

Mount Talinis
Highest point
Elevation1,903 m (6,243 ft)[1]
Prominence1,482 m (4,862 ft)
ListingPotentially active volcano
Coordinates9°15′0″N 123°10′0″E / 9.25000°N 123.16667°E / 9.25000; 123.16667
Geography
Mount Talinis is located in Philippines
Mount Talinis
Mount Talinis
Location within the Philippines
Map
LocationNegros
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceNegros Oriental
Geology
Rock ageLate Miocene[2]
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Volcanic beltNegros Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionUnknown

Mount Talinis is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about 1,903 metres (6,243 ft)[1][3] above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon, and the tallest peak in the mountain range known as the Cuernos de Negros ("Horns of Negros").[4] The volcano is located 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the municipality of Valencia; and 20 km (12 mi) from Dumaguete, the capital of the province.

  1. ^ a b Mountaineering Page from geocities
  2. ^ Taylor, Brian and Naitland, James Preston. "Active margins and marginal basins of western Pacific", p.119. American Geophysical Union, Washington DC, 1995.
  3. ^ "Dumaguete City Info". Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-08-23.
  4. ^ "Cuernos de Negros". BirdLife International. Retrieved 11 June 2021.