Mount Talinis

Mount Talinis
Highest point
Elevation1,862 m (6,109 ft)
Prominence1,442 m (4,731 ft)
ListingPotentially active volcano
Ribu
Coordinates9°15′0″N 123°10′0″E / 9.25000°N 123.16667°E / 9.25000; 123.16667
Geography
Mount Talinis
Location within the Philippines
LocationNegros
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceNegros Oriental
Geology
Rock ageLate Miocene
Mountain typeComplex volcano
Volcanic beltNegros Volcanic Belt
Last eruptionUnknown

Mount Talinis is a complex volcano in the Philippine province of Negros Oriental. At about 1,862 metres (6,109 ft) above sea level, it is the second highest mountain on Negros Island after Mount Kanlaon, and the tallest peak in the mountain range known as the Cuernos de Negros ("Horns of Negros"). The volcano is located 9 km (5.6 mi) southwest of the municipality of Valencia; and 20 km (12 mi) from Dumaguete, the capital of the province.