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{{Short description|Dormant stratovolcano on Batan Island, Philippines}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name              = Mount Iraya
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| photo             = 
Batanes Protected Landscapes and Seascapes Mt. Iraya as seen from Tukon Church.jpg
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| photo_caption     = The mountain as seen from Tukon Church
| elevation_m       = 1009 
| elevation_ref     = <ref name=phivolcs>[http://volcano.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/iraya.htm Iraya], [http://phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/ Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429221123/http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/ |date=April 29, 2011 }}.</ref>
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| location          = <!-- [[Batan Island]] -->
| country           = [[Philippines]]
| state             = [[Cagayan Valley]]
| state_type        = [[Regions of the Philippines|Region]]
| region            = [[Batanes]]
| region_type       = [[Provinces of the Philippines|Province]]
| map               = Philippines Batanes#Luzon#Philippines
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| map_caption       = Location within Batanes
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| type              = [[Stratovolcano]]
| volcanic_arc      = [[Luzon-Taiwan Arc]]
| age               = 
| last_eruption     = 1454 
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'''Mount Iraya''', is an active [[stratovolcano]] on [[Batan Island]], and is the highest point in the province of [[Batanes]], [[Philippines]].  It is adjacent to another volcanic edifice, Mount Matarem.

==Location==
Iraya is located on [[Batan Island]], one of the islands in the [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of [[Batanes]], in the [[Luzon Strait]], north of the island of [[Luzon]], in the Philippines.

It is the northernmost [[List of active volcanoes in the Philippines|active volcano in the Philippines]].

==Physical features==

Iraya is a heavily forested [[stratovolcano]], with an elevation of {{convert|1009|m|ft}} [[above mean sea level|asl]], and a base diameter of {{convert|5500|m|ft}}.

==Volcanic activity==

While Mount Iraya last erupted in 1454, the [[Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]] (PHIVOLCS) still considers it as one of the [[List of active volcanoes in the Philippines|active volcanoes in the Philippines]].

In 1998, [[volcanologists]] recorded seismic swarms which led them to form a monitoring network on Batan Island for several months.  After the swarms of tremors had diminished, the temporary stations in [[Barangay]] San Joaquin in [[Basco, Batanes]] and another near the crater, were pulled out. Seismicity or any activity relating to Iraya is still monitored by the Basco Seismological Station.

[[Volcanoes]] of the Philippines are all part of the [[Pacific ring of fire]].

==Mythology==
Mount Iraya is a sacred mountain for the Ivatan people. There are two contrasting tales regarding the mountain. The first tale states that the mountain is a mother looking over her children - the Ivatans - to ensure their protection.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://vengoingplaces.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/birthday-special-paying-homage-to-mt-iraya/|title = Birthday Special: Paying Homage to Mt. Iraya|date = January 6, 2015}}</ref> On the other hand, the second tale states that if a ring of clouds appear on top of the mountain, Iraya is notifying the people for preparation due to an inevitable death of an elder, usually due to natural causes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lakwatseros.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/mount-iraya-mother-mountain-of-batanes/|title=Mount Iraya: Mother Mountain of Batanes|date=October 24, 2016}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of volcanoes in the Philippines]]
**[[List of active volcanoes in the Philippines]]
**[[List of potentially active volcanoes in the Philippines]]
**[[List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines]]
* [[Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite gvp|vn=274060|title=Iraya}}

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[[Category:Stratovolcanoes of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Subduction volcanoes]]
[[Category:Volcanoes of the Luzon Strait]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Landforms of Batanes]]
[[Category:Active volcanoes of the Philippines]]
[[Category:Pleistocene stratovolcanoes]]
[[Category:Holocene stratovolcanoes]]
[[Category:Sacred mountains of the Philippines]]