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Bukit Timah Hill

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The average annual rainfall is 2,810 mm (111 in). The average annual daily mean temperature is 26.4 °C (79.5 °F). The coolest month is January, where the average daily mean temperature is 25.6 °C (78.1 °F). The minimum temperature may dip below 20.8 °C
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Due to its low to moderate elevation, the weather is slightly cooler than the rest of Singapore and strong winds sometimes occur at the peak. The daily temperature range is between 21–31 °C (70–88 °F).
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The hill's 164-metre (538 ft) altitude makes it the highest natural peak in Singapore. The highest
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runs from April to August, during which, there is generally less rainfall and warmer temperatures. The
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runs from September to March, during which, there is more frequent rainfall and cooler temperatures.
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built in the 1960s), is not open to the public. Public access is provided by several walking trails.
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rather than its namesake and its altitude is 164 metres (538 feet) above sea level.
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The marker at the summit of Bukit Timah, the highest natural point in Singapore.
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Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – Host The Highest Mountain in The Singapore
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Lye Lin Heng (1991). "Wildlife Protection Laws in Singapore".
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in Singapore, however, is the 284-metre (932 ft)
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The hill is located in the Nature Reserve subzone of
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Bukit Timah
Bukit Timah (disambiguation)

Elevation
Prominence
Listing
Country highest point
Coordinates
1°21′16.85″N 103°46′34.95″E / 1.3546806°N 103.7763750°E / 1.3546806; 103.7763750
Malay
Singapore English
Bukit Timah Hill is located in Singapore
Mountain type
Hill
Bukit Panjang

Guoco Tower
numerous buildings
Bukit Panjang
Bukit Timah
Singapore
Hillview MRT station
Downtown MRT line
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
ASEAN Heritage Park
radio masts

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