Mount Sungay

Mount Sungay
Mount Gonzales
The mountain as seen from the nearby Tagaytay Highlands subdivision
Highest point
Elevation	709 m (2,326 ft)
Listing	Inactive volcano
Coordinates	14°08′32″N 121°01′19″E / 14.142196°N 121.021942°E / 14.142196; 121.021942Coordinates: 14°08′32″N 121°01′19″E / 14.142196°N 121.021942°E / 14.142196; 121.021942
Geography
Mount Sungay Location within the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON
Province	Cavite
City	Tagaytay
Parent range	Tagaytay Ridge
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Volcanic arc/belt	Macolod Corridor
Last eruption	Unknown
Climbing
Easiest route	By car and a short hike

Mount Sungay, also known as Mount Gonzales, is a mountain in the province of Cavite in the Philippines. Located in eastern Tagaytay, the inactive stratovolcano is the highest point of the province of Cavite at 709 metres (2,326 ft). The slopes of the mountain is the source of the San Cristobal River that flows from the mountain to Silang, Cavite down to its mouth at Laguna de Bay in Calamba, Laguna.

The mountain's former sharp peak and readily distinguishable shape made it a reliable landmark for bearing checks when sailing in and around Manila Bay during the early days of navigation.

Mount Sungay is the eastern end of the Tagaytay Range, or more commonly known as the Tagaytay Ridge, a 32-kilometre (20 mi) ridge located at the southern part of the province with elevations averaging about 600 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. The ridge stretches west-southwest from Mount Sungay to Mount Batulao in Batangas province.

The ridge, which overlooks Taal Lake in Batangas province, is actually the northern rim of Taal Caldera. The 25 km × 30 km (16 mi × 19 mi) wide cavity of the ancient volcano is partially filled by Taal Lake with Taal Volcano, the second most active volcano in the country, situated near the middle of the lake. The northern slope of the ridge is gently rolling down slope till it reaches the sea level at Manila Bay, in contrast to the rapid drop in its southern slopes and east of Mount Sungay. At some places on the lakeside appear great escarpments of 20 m (66 ft) and more of altitude, that are almost vertical, as at Mahabangato, in Brgy. Banga, and at Balitbiring, in Brgy. Caloocan in Talisay, Batangas.