The summits on the plateau offer panoramic views. Another famous promontory is Mines View Park, which overlooks the mining towns of Itogon and offers a glimpse of the Amburayan Valley. All over the city are sporadically scattered steep side hills and mountains. Government A popularly elected Mayor heads the city government of Baguio. The last election was conducted in 1995.
Citizens participate actively in governmental affairs and public issues.
Baguio enjoys an especially informal atmosphere, so that even the officials are not detached and removed from the populace. When Manila sweats at 35 degrees centigrade or above, Baguio seldom exceeds 26 degrees centigrade at its warmest. The lowest temperature reading made by the local weather bureau was 6.27 degrees centigrade, recorded in January 18, 1961. Baguio is very wet during the Philippine rainy season, which is from June to October. It gets the biggest amount of rainfall in the country, twice the volume of rainfall as compared to Manila.