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Mount Apo
| Mount Apo | |
|---|---|
| |
 Mount Apo with Lake Venado at its foot | |
| 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 | |
  Mount Apo .svg) Mount Apo | |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | |
| Province | |
| City/municipality | |
| Parent range | Apo–Talomo |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Pliocene-Quaternary[4] |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | The Central Mindanao Volcanic Arc (CMVA) is a volcanically-active region in the southern Philippines. |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1880 by Joaquin Rajal, governor of Davao; Joseph Montano, a French anthropologist; Jesuit missionary Father Mateo Gisbert, etc.[5][6] |
| Easiest route | Kidapawan-Magpet Trail[7] |
Mount Apo is the highest mountain peak in the Philippines, with an elevation of 2,954 meters (9,692 ft) above sea level. A large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano, it is part of the Apo-Talomo Mountain Range of Mindanao island. Apo is situated on the tripartite border of Davao City, Davao del Sur, and Cotabato; its peak is visible from Davao City 45 kilometers (28 mi) to the northeast, Digos 25 kilometers (16 mi) to the southeast, and Bansalan 20 kilometers (12 mi) to the west. Apo is a protected area and is the centerpiece of Mount Apo Natural Park.[8]
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Apo". opentopomap.org. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "The World Factbook – Philippines". Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on January 5, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Philippines Mountain Ultra-Prominence". peaklist.org. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
UNESCO-Apowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Montano, Dr. Joseph. "Voyage Aux Philippines et en Malaisie", p. 246. Labrairie Hechette, Paris, 1886.
- ^ Maso, Miguel Saderra. "Volcanoes and Seismic Centers of the Philippines", p.27. Department of Commerce and Labor, 1904.
- ^ (2007-10-08). "Mt. Apo/Kidapawan-Magpet Trail" Archived June 17, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved on April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Proclamation No. 59; Reserving, Setting Apart, and Designating as Mount Apo Natural Park for Park Purposes for the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People of the Philippines the Parcel of Public Domain, Situated in the Municipal District of Kidapawan, Province of Cotabato, and Municipal District of Guianga and Municipality of Santa Cruz, Province of Davao, Island of Mindanao". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, Manila, Philippines. May 9, 1936. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
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