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Country: | Philippines | |
| Subregion Name: | Philippines - Mindanao | ||
| Volcano Number: | 0701-03= | ||
| Volcano Type: | Stratovolcano | ||
| Volcano Status: | Fumarolic | ||
| Last Known Eruption: | Unknown | ||
| Summit Elevation: | 2938 m | 9,639 feet | |
| Latitude: | 6.989°N | 6°59'20"N | |
| Longitude: | 125.269°E | 125°16'10"E | |
| Apo volcano is the highest peak in the Philippines, but its geologic history is poorly known. Apo, which means master, or grandfather, rises to 2938 m SW of the coastal city of Davao and has a flat-topped summit with three peaks. The SW peak of the andesitic-to-dacitic volcano, also known as Davao volcano, is the highest and contains a 500-m-wide crater containing a small lake. The youngest crater is on the northern peak. A line of solfataras rises from a fissure on the SE side that extends from 2400 m to the summit. Apo is one of several volcanoes to which the major 1641 eruption from Parker volcano was incorrectly attributed to, but no historical eruptions are known from Apo. | |||
