Mount Palanan topographic map
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Name: Mount Palanan topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Mount Palanan, Cagayan Valley, Philippines (17.06170 122.27554 17.06180 122.27564)
Average elevation: 2,995 ft
Minimum elevation: 1,463 ft
Maximum elevation: 3,911 ft
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