Nako Gompa Cypress
The village of Nako, high in the mountains between Kinnaur and Spiti, is beneath a small Buddhist monument where this tree grows
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Botany:
- Common name: Black Juniper: This Himalayan evergreen species is the highest growing woody plant in the world, tolerating exceptionally severe winters in altitudes reaching 5,200 m.
- Botanical species: Juniperus indica
- Botanical family : Cupressaceae [Cypress]
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Geography:
- Latitude: 31.885039 ° north of the Equator
- Longitude: 78.64073 ° east of the Prime Meridian
- Altitude: 3936.7 metres above sea level
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Journey:
- Mountains of Cedar and Snow
- Path : Based in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with excursions to Dharamsala and through the Kinnaur and Spiti Valleys
- Date photographed: 1.06.10

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For the landmarked tree named Nako Gompa Cypress , the database reference code is: t016.
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