Mayon Volcano

Mayon
Bulkang Mayon  (Central Bikol)
Mayon as viewed from Ligñon Hill in Legazpi City, Albay in December 2006
Highest point
Elevation	2,463 m (8,081 ft)
Prominence	2,447 m (8,028 ft)
Listing	Active volcano Ultra
Coordinates	13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E / 13.25667; 123.68500Coordinates: 13°15′24″N 123°41′6″E / 13.25667°N 123.68500°E / 13.25667; 123.68500
Geography
Mayon Location within the Philippines
Location	Luzon
Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol Region
Province	Albay
Cities and municipalities	Camalig Daraga Guinobatan Legazpi Ligao Malilipot Santo Domingo Tabaco
Geology
Age of rock	more than 20 million years old
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	September 18, 2014
Climbing
First ascent	Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858)

Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon, Filipino: Bulkang Mayon), also known as Mount Mayon or Mayon Volcano, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Renowned as the "perfect cone" because of its symmetric conical shape, the volcano and its surrounding landscape was declared a national park on July 20, 1938, the first in the nation. It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed Mayon Volcano Natural Park in the year 2000. Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the legendary princess-heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful Lady).

Mayon is the main landmark and highest point of the province of Albay and the whole Bicol Region in the Philippines, rising 2,462 metres (8,077 ft) from the shores of the Albay Gulf about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away. The volcano is geographically shared by the eight cities and municipalities of Legazpi, Daraga, Camalig, Guinobatan, Ligao, Tabaco, Malilipot and Santo Domingo (clockwise from Legazpi), which divide the cone like slices of a pie when viewed from above.