Bud Dajo (; ), is a cinder cone and the second highest point (+600m) in the province of Sulu, Philippines. it is one of the cinder cones that make up the island of Jolo and part of the Jolo Volcanic Group in the Republic of the Philippines. The extinct volcano is located southeast from the town of Jolo in Sulu province. The mountain and adjacent lands were declared as Mount Dajo National Park in 1938. It is a sacred mountain for the locals, and the Tausug people at-large, as well as nearby ethnic groups.
Physical features
The cinder cone has an elevation of with a base diameter of . On the summit of the mountain is crater that is breached to the southwest. The other volcanic edifices adjacent to Bud Dajo are: Matanding, located northeast of the Bud Dajo with an elevation of asl; Guimba, east and elevation of asl; and Sungal, southeast which is asl., dangerous volcano.
Geology
The basaltic volcanic cone is part of Zamboanga-Sulu volcanic arc.
Eruptions falsely attributed to the mountain
1641
Two volcanoes falsely attributed to the eruption on January 4, 1641, which engulfed southern Philippines in darkness. Further studies later found the eruption to have come from Mount Melibengoy in Cotabato province.
1897
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami on September 21, 1897, that devastated the Southern Philippines was believed to be from a submarine eruption therefore excludes Bud Dajo.
PHIVOLCS monitoring activity
A short-term monitoring (seismic and visuals) surveys were conducted by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in 1993 and in 1997 on the mountain. No unusual activities were observed within the vicinity of the volcano.
Mount Dajo National Park
The mountain and surrounding areas were declared as a national park by Proclamation No. 261 on February 28, 1938, encompassing of land. Recent reports have shown that the mountain is very deforested with few remaining forest cover usually on the steep ridges. The game refuge is not currently listed as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Fauna
Some vulnerable and endangered species, not necessarily endemic to the area, but can be found within the Mount Dajo National Park are (from BirdLife International): Grey imperial pigeon (Ducula pickeringii), Vulnerable Philippine cockatoo or the red-vented cockatoo (Cacatua haematuropygia), Critically endangered Sulu hornbill (Anthracoceros montani), Critically endangered Sulu pygmy woodpecker Dendrocopos ramsayi, Vulnerable Winchell's kingfisher or rufous-lored kingfisher (Todiramphus winchelli), Vulnerable