Pocdol Mountains

Pocdol Mountains
Bacon-Manito Volcanic Group
Highest point
Elevation	1,102 m (3,615 ft)
Prominence	1,057 m (3,468 ft)
Listing	Inactive volcanoes
Coordinates	13°03′00″N 123°57′29″E
Geography
Pocdol Mountains Location within Sorsogon Pocdol Mountains Pocdol Mountains (Philippines)
Location	Luzon
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Provinces	Albay Sorsogon
Cities and municipalities	Manito Sorsogon City
Geology
Mountain type	Complex volcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Bicol Volcanic Arc
Last eruption	Unknown

The Pocdol Mountains, also known as Mount Pocdol, the Pocdol Hills, or the Bacon-Manito Volcanic Group, are a volcanic group of stratovolcanoes in the Philippines, straddling the boundary between the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon.

Geography

The Pocdol Mountains form part of the boundary between the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon, in Region V, on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. The group is located south-east of Mayon Volcano, between Albay Gulf and Sorsogon Bay, at 13°3'0"N, 123°57'30"E. The mountains have a triangular footprint of about 225 km² (87 sq mi). There are several peaks above 1,000 m in elevation. The highest point is reported to be 1,102 m (3,615 ft) above sea level.

Geology

The volcanic cones in the western part of the complex are dissected, but those in the eastern part are morphologically youthful. The group is described by the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program as fumarolic. A fumarole field that contains solfataras and chloride hot springs, is reported to be located near the summit of the volcanic group.

Several Pleistocene K-Ar dates have been obtained from the volcanic complex. Most igneous rocks in the Pocdol Mountains consist of pyroxene andesites with minor amounts of dacite and basalts. The area is traversed by the San Vicente-Linao Fault, a splay of the Philippine Fault.

Environment

The mountains have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support significant populations of cream-bellied fruit-doves, Philippine cockatoos and white-fronted tits. Habitat is mainly lowland forest, much of which has been previously logged, with some patches of montane forest around the highest peaks.

Listings

• The Global Volcanism Program lists the Pocdol Mountains as Fumarolic.
• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) lists Pocdol Mountains as Inactive.

Elevation map of Pocdol Mountains and surrounding areas on the Bicol peninsula of Luzon Island

See also

• 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
• Pacific ring of fire
• Volcanic group

External links

• Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) List of Inactive Volcanoes
• "Pocdol Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.