<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Climbing </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First ascent </Th> <Td> Scotsmen Paton & Stewart (1858) </Td> </Tr> <P> Mayon (Central Bikol: Bulkan Mayon, Filipino: Bulkang Mayon), also known as Mayon Volcano or Mount Mayon, is an active stratovolcano in the province of Albay in Bicol Region, on the large 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 of 1938, the first in the nation . It was reclassified a Natural Park and renamed as the Mayon Volcano Natural Park in 2000 . Local folklore refers to the volcano being named after the legendary princess - heroine Daragang Magayon (English: Beautiful Lady). </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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