Mount Matutum

Mount Matutum
Matutum

Matutum
Elevation 2,286 m (7,500 ft)
Prominence 1,950 m (6,398 ft) [1]
Listing List of Ultras in the Philippines
Location
Matutum is located in Philippines
Matutum
Location of Matutum in the Philippines
Location Philippines South Cotabato, Philippines
Range Hamiguitan Mountain Range
Coordinates 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.4333333°N 125.10833°E / 6.4333333; 125.10833Coordinates: 6°26′00″N 125°06′30″E / 6.4333333°N 125.10833°E / 6.4333333; 125.10833[1][2][3]
Geology
Type Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt Cotabato Arc
Last eruption 1911

Matutum is an active volcano in the Philippines.[4][5]

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Location

Matutum is located in the province of South Cotabato, on the island of Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines, at geographical coordinates 6°22'N, 125°06.5'E.[2]

It is 15 km north of Polomolok, and about 30 km north-northwest of General Santos City

Physical features

Matutum is a stratovolcano that rises 2,286 meters asl with a base diameter of 25 km.[5]

It has 2 hot springs, called Akjmoan and Linan, 5.7 km west-southwest of the volcano.

Adjacent volcanic edifices are Landayao, Tampad, and Albulhek, which are all west of the volcano, and Magolo to the north.

There is a well-preserved 320 metre wide crater at the volcano's summit. The crater is breached by three gorges and has a 120 metre deep, densely forested floor.[2]

Eruptions

Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic explosion on March 7, 1911.[5]

Matutum is one of the active volcanos in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific ring of fire.

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