Mount Baya is a
dormant volcano
A volcano is commonly defined as a vent or fissure in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.
On Earth, volcanoes are most often ...
in the municipality of
Ganassi in
Lanao del Sur
Lanao del Sur (; Meranaw and ; Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi (th ...
province,
Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...
. The mountain has a peak elevation of rising from a plateau of about . It is located about east of
Lake Dapao
Lake Dapao is a deep water lake located in the province of Lanao del Sur, southwest of Lake Lanao, in the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is one of the deepest lakes in the country, reaching a maximum depth of . It has an estimated sur ...
and about southwest of
Lake Lanao
Lake Lanao ( Maranao: ''Ranao'' or ''Ranaw'') is a large ancient lake in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. With a surface area of , it is the largest lake in Mindanao, the deepest and second largest lake in the Philippines, and counte ...
.
[U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (1948)]
"Cotabato (topographic map)"
University of Texas Library in Austin. Retrieved on 2013-11-15. Between Lake Dapao and Mount Baya is
Mount Gadungan, another inactive volcano.
The
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS, ; ) is a Philippine national institution dedicated to provide information on the activities of volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, as well as other specialized information and ...
(PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Baya as Inactive.
"List of Inactive Volcanoes Part 1"
. Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Retrieved on 2013-11-15.
See also
*List of volcanoes in the Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which ar ...
*Northern Mindanao
Northern Mindanao (; Maranao language, Maranao: ''Pangotaraan Mindanao''; ) is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region X. It comprises five Provinces of the Philippines, provinces: Bukidnon, ...
References
External links
Mount Baya on Panoramio by Dian3406
Mountains of the Philippines
Volcanoes of Mindanao
Landforms of Lanao del Sur
Inactive volcanoes of the Philippines
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