Mt Musuan Peak
Valencia City, Bukidnon
Musuan Peak or Mount Musuan also known as Mount Calayo, literally "Fire Mountain") is an active volcano on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is 4.5 kilometres south of the city of Valencia, province of Bukidnon, and 81 km southeast of Cagayan de Oro City.
Mount Musuan has an elevation of 646 meters asl, and a base diameter of 3 km. Mount Musuan's northern slope is still ...
covered by a primary rainforest. The rest is covered predominantly by Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica). Reforestation efforts on the bare areas, both in tree-planting drives and by Central Mindanao University personnel, have established temporary forests of Acacia mangium and conifers.
There are 524 species of plants in Mt. Musuan under 353 genera and 135 families. 301 species are trees, 51 shrubs, 50 grasses and sedges, 46 herbs, 42 vines, 31 ferns, and 3 fern allies. 188 species (35%) are economically important, 128 species (24%) are endemic, and 3 (1%) are endangered species.
Musuan peak has approximately 6,354 individual trees. The most common tree species (in density and frequency) are the Mallotus multiglandulosus (Kamala tree) and Colona serratifolia, followed by Clausena brevistyla and Alstonia scholaris (Blackboard tree). Three species of pteridophytes are locally threatened: Marsilea crenata ("apat-apat"), Ceratopteris thalictroides ("pakung-sungay"), and Lycopodiella cernua (clubmoss). 10 species of pteridophytes are endemic to the area.
At the foot of Musuan Peak is the Mt. Musuan Zoological and Botanical Garden of the Central Mindanao University. It includes a butterfly greenhouse and a reforestation nursery among its buildings. The Sayre Highway and a research center of the Philippine Carabao Center are located on the western slopes. It has a tourist shop which sells dairy products made from Carabao milk. South of the mountain are the university agricultural facilities including a cattle ranch, a poultry farm, greenhouses, and a dairy.
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Musuan Peak Fire Mountain
Musuan Peak or Mount Musuan, also known as Mount Calayo, literally "Fire Mountain," is an active volcano on the island of Mindanao, Philippines. It is 4.5 kilometers south of the city of Valencia, province of Bukidnon, and 81 km southeast of Cagayan de Oro City. Musuan is a lava dome and tuff cone with an elevation of 646 meters asl, and a base diameter of 3 km.
Eruptions
Musuan is one of several active volcanos in the Philippines, which are all part of the Pacific ring of fire. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reports that Musuan erupted in 1866 and 1867, but the S ...