Mount Santo Tomas

Mount Santo Tomas is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Philippines located in the municipality of Tuba in the province of Benguet.

Not to be confused with Mount Cabuyao, a lower mountain beside it.
Mount Santo Tomas
Mount Santo Tomas with its several TV and cellular transmitter towers
Highest point
Elevation2,260 m (7,410 ft) [1]
Listingpotentially active volcanoes[2]
Coordinates16°20′06″N 120°33′40″E 
Geography
Mount Santo Tomas
Location within the Philippines
LocationLuzon
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceBenguet
MunicipalityTuba
Parent rangeCordillera Central
Geology
Mountain typeStratovolcano
Volcanic arc/beltLuzon Volcanic Arc

On May 5, 2015, a Permanent Environmental Protection Order was issued by the Court of Appeals with the Writ of Kalikasan and Writ of Continuing Mandamus.

Due to its high elevation, several communications and broadcasting companies constructed relay stations at the summit.

Physical features

Mount Santo Tomas is a stratovolcano with numerous volcanic vents and fissures.

Listings

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Mount Santo Tomas as potentially active volcano.[2]

The Global Volcanism Program is uncertain about the last activity of Mount Santo Tomas.[1]

Eruptions

There was a report of an eruption or "displacement" in the region on January 4, 1641, described as an outburst of water accompanied by an earthquake. January 4, 1641 is the date of the major eruption of Mt Parker volcano in southern Mindanao that impacted much of the Philippines.[1]

There have been no reports since.

Geology

Rock type is not reported.

Mount Santo Tomas is close to the auriferous volcanic placements near Baguio, and beside the fault line which occasioned the July 16, 1990 earthquake devastating much of Luzon, and especially Baguio.

See also

References
  1. "Santo Tomas". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  2. "List of Inactive Volcanoes". Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Archived from the original on 2013-12-02.
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