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Mount Apo is a flat-topped, 2,954 m (9,692 ft) (above sea level) high stratovolcano with three peaks. It is the highest peak of the Philippines. The southwest peak has the highest elevation and is topped by a 200 m (656 ft) wide crater that contains a small lake.
The Apo–Talomo Range (also known as Mount Talomo) or Talomo Mountain Range in the provinces of Davao del Sur and Cotabato on the island of Mindanao contains the Philippines' highest peak: Mount Apo, at (9,692 ft (2,954 m)). [4] Mount Talomo (8,773 ft (2,674 m)) is one of the top 15 highest mountains in the Philippines. In terms of climbing ...
Location Coordinates [1] Prominence (m) Height (m) Col (m) Encirclement parent Prominence parent; 1. Mount Everest: ... Mount Apo: Apo–Talomo, Mindanao
Description English: Mount Apo, also known locally as Apo Sandawa, is a large solfataric, dormant stratovolcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. With an elevation of 2,954 meters above sea level, it is the highest-mountain in the Philippine Archipelago and 24th-highest peak of an island on Earth.
The largest sector of the ecoregion runs up the central cordillera of the island, the Pantaron Mountain Range.Together with the disconnected smaller mountain ranges on the island, the average elevation is 1,057 metres (3,468 ft), with a minimum of 188 metres (617 ft) and a maximum of 2,954 metres (9,692 ft) at Mount Apo, about 20 km southwest of Davao City.
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Lake Venado is an endorheic lake located at the foot of Mount Apo in the province of North Cotabato, Mindanao, Philippines. [3] [4] It is the second highest lake in the country after Bulalacao Lake of Mount Tabayoc in Benguet, found in coordinates 7°00′8″N 125°16′10″E, [5] [6] with an estimated surface elevation of 7,200 feet (2,195 m) above sea level.
Mount Pulag is the only place that hosts the four cloud rat species. It is one of the most biodiverse locations in the Philippines, with the newly found (since 1896) 185-grams dwarf cloud rat , Carpomys melanurus , a rare breed (endemic to the Cordillera), and the Koch pitta bird among its endangered denizens.