Mount Macolod

Mount Macolod (other spelling: Maculot) is a dormant stratovolcano located in the municipality of Cuenca, Batangas in the Philippines. Popular with mountain climbers and campers, it is the main tourist attraction of Cuenca.

Mount Maculod
Mount Maculot
Mount Maculot, view from Cuenca, Batangas
Highest point
Elevation957 m (3,140 ft)
Prominence609 m (1,998 ft)
Coordinates13°55′N 121°03′E
Geography
Mount Maculod is located in Luzon
Mount Maculod
Mount Maculod
Mount Maculod is located in Philippines
Mount Maculod
Mount Maculod
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
City/municipalityCuenca
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltMacolod Corridor
Last eruptionUnknown
Climbing
Easiest routefrom Cuenca town center

The mountain is sacred to both Christians and Anitists. Every year on Holy Week, thousands of pilgrims from nearby towns and provinces climb the mountain as a form of penance.

Geography

The mountain is about 947 meters (3,107 ft) tall and is also located adjacent to Taal Lake. Mount Macolod and its 700-meter (2,300 ft) high volcanic rock wall called The Rockies are said to be part of Taal Caldera's crater rim.[1]

Geological history

Based on studies on Taal, it is believed that an ancient Taal Cone was formed by buildup of large volume dacitic pyroclastic materials more than 140,000 years ago. Several major catastrophic eruptions probably between 27,000 and 5,000 years ago destroyed this greater Taal Cone and ultimately formed the 25-by-30-kilometre (16 mi × 19 mi) wide depression now known as Taal Caldera. This depression was filled by water, thus forming a lake. The younger Volcano Island was formed by numerous explosive hydrovolcanic eruptions in the middle of the lake after the collapse.[2]

The slopes of the previous volcano now formed ridges surrounding the lake. Mount Macolod is not only a volcanic cone on the south side but also the highest caldera rim of the former Taal Cone. Tagaytay Ridge, to the north, is the northern rim of the caldera with Mount Sungay its highest elevation.

See also

References
  1. "Police confirm body found in Maculot 'Rockies' belongs to missing mountaineer | Inquirer News".
  2. "Taal Flyer" (PDF). Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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