Baguio topographic map
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Baguio
It is known as the "Summer Capital of the Philippines", owing to the city's cool climate relative to the lowlands. With an approximate elevation of 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) above mean sea level, Baguio belongs to the Luzon tropical pine forests ecoregion; the climate is conducive for the growth of mossy plants, orchids and pine trees, to which it attributes its other moniker as the "City of Pines".
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Name: Baguio topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Baguio, Cordillera Administrative Region, 2600, Philippines (16.36062 120.54488 16.43432 120.63549)
Average elevation: 1,371 m
Minimum elevation: 796 m
Maximum elevation: 2,028 m
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Average elevation: 881 m
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