Cerro El Baúl
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Cerro El Baúl National Park |
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Official name: Parque Nacional Cerro El Baúl | |
Country | Guatemala |
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Region | Quetzaltenango (department) |
Municipality | Quetzaltenango |
Landmark | Hill |
Location | Quetzaltenango |
- elevation | 2,650 m (8,694 ft) |
- prominence | 300 m (984 ft) |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Area | 2.40 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Founded | Acuerdo Gubernativo 26-05-55 |
Date | 1955 |
Management | Municipality of Quetzaltenango |
Cerro El Baúl, also known as El Baúl, is a forested lava dome overlooking the valley of Quetzaltenango.[1] It is located about 3 km north of the Almolonga volcano, at the south-eastern edge of the city of Quetzaltenango in Guatemala and is one of the city's last remaining green areas.
Cerro El Baúl covers an area of 2.40 km² and was declared a national park in 1955.[2] The park is under serious threat due to illicit extraction of trees and advancing urbanization crossing the park borders.[3]
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