Mount Sumagaya is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher t ...
on the northern section of
Mindanao
Mindanao ( ) is the List of islands of the Philippines, second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and List of islands by population, seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the ...
in the
Philippines
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. It is under the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality of
Claveria, Misamis Oriental
Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria (; ), is a municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,478 people.
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. It stands at a height of about .
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It is part of the Central Mindanao Cordillera that stretches from ]Camiguin
Camiguin, officially the Province of Camiguin (; ; Kamigin: ''Probinsya ta Kamigin''), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bohol Sea, about off the northern coast of mainland Mindanao. It is geographically part of Region ...
in the north to Sarangani
Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (; ; Maguindanao language, Maguindanaon: ''Dairat nu Sarangani'', Jawi Alphabet, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the ...
in the south. The mountain rose to prominence after the crash of Cebu Pacific Flight 387 on its slopes in 1998, one of the deadliest aviation incidents in the Philippines.
See also
* List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
As of 2018, the Philippines has 24 volcanoes listed as Volcano#Active, active by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Twenty-one of these have had historical eruptions. The three exceptions are Cabalian, which is a ...
* List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines
This is a list of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines, as classified by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
List
Gallery
See also
* List of active volcanoes in the Philippines
* List of inactive volcan ...
References
Sumagaya
Landforms of Misamis Oriental
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