Mount Matutum is an active stratovolcano, and is the highest point in the province of South Cotabato in the Philippines, with an elevation of 7,500 feet (2,286 metres) above sea level, approximately from Acmonan, Tupi, South Cotabato. Matutum and its foothills are predominantly inhabited by the indigenous Blaan families.
Its slopes are forested and host diverse species of plants and animals, including such endangered species as the Philippine eagle and the tarsier.
Location Matutum is located in the province of South Cotabato, on the island of Mindanao, in the south of the Philippines, at geographical coordinates 6°22'N, 125°06.5'E.
It is north of Polomolok, and about north-northwest of General Santos.
Physical features Matutum is a stratovolcano that rises asl with a base diameter of .
It has two hot springs, called Acmonan and Linan, west-southwest of the volcano.
Adjacent volcanic edifices are Landayao, Tampad, and Albulhek, which are all west of the volcano, and Magolo to the north.
There is a well-preserved wide crater at the volcano's summit. The crater is breached by three gorges and has a deep, densely forested floor.
Eruptions Volcanologists suspect that Matutum may have had a phreatic eruption on March 7, 1911.
Matutum is one of the active volcanoes in the Philippines. All are part of the Pacific ring of fire.
See also List of volcanoes in the Philippines List of active volcanoes in the Philippines List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
References
External links Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Matutum Volcano Page (archived)