Mount Iriga | |
Other Name: | Mount Asog |
Elevation M: | 1196 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 1009 |
Country: | Philippines |
State: | Bicol Region |
State Type: | Region |
Region: | Camarines Sur |
Region Type: | Province |
Settlement Type: | City/municipality |
Map: | Luzon mainland#Philippines |
Coordinates: | 13.4567°N 123.4567°W |
Age: | Quaternary |
Type: | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Bicol Volcanic Chain |
Last Eruption: | 1642 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
Mount Iriga, also known as Mount Asog, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Camarines Sur, in the Philippines.
It is a stratovolcano about a kilometer from Lake Buhi. It rises 11960NaN0 with a base diameter of .[1] [2] It has a large crater formed due to a debris avalanche.
Mount Iriga, generally known for its phreatic explosions, erupted in 1628 and 1642.[2] After these eruptions, it remained dormant.