Matutum | |||
Elevation M: | 2286 | ||
Prominence M: | 1950 | ||
Range: | Hamiguitan Mountain Range | ||
Map: | Mindanao#Philippines | ||
Label Position: | bottom | ||
Coordinates: | 6.4333°N 125.1083°W | ||
Coordinates Ref: | [1] [2] | ||
Country: | Philippines | ||
State: | Soccsksargen | ||
State Type: | Region | ||
Region: | South Cotabato | ||
Region Type: | Province | ||
Settlement: | Tupi | ||
Settlement Type: | City/municipality | ||
Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
Volcanic Arc/Belt: | Cotabato Arc | ||
Last Eruption: | 1911 (Unconfirmed) | ||
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Mount Matutum is an active stratovolcano, is the highest point in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines, with an elevation of 7,500 feet (2,286 metres) above sea level, approximately from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato.[3] [4] Matutum and its foothills are predominantly inhabited by indigenous Blaan families.[5] [6]
Its slopes are forested and host diverse species of plants and animals, including such endangered species as the Philippine eagle and the tarsier.[7] [8]
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.
It is north of Polomolok, and about north-northwest of General Santos.
Matutum is a stratovolcano that rises asl with a base diameter of .[4]
It has two hot springs, called Acmonan and Linan, 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 320m (1,050feet) wide crater at the volcano's summit. The crater is breached by three gorges and has a 120m (390feet) deep, densely forested floor.
Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic eruption on March 7, 1911.[4]
Matutum is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific ring of fire.