Mount Talinis | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,903 m (6,243 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 1,482 m (4,862 ft) |
Listing | Potentially active volcano |
Coordinates | 9°15′0″N 123°10′0″E / 9.25000°N 123.16667°E |
Geography | |
Location | Negros |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Negros Oriental |
Geology | |
Rock age | Late Miocene[2] |
Mountain type | Complex volcano |
Volcanic belt | Negros Volcanic Belt |
Last eruption | Unknown |
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.