Other than Baguio or Benguet Province, what are some of the coldest places in The Philippines? Also, which place recorded the lowest temp?

In a morgue! :lol:

Seriously, I've heard that Bukidnon province in Mindanao can get cold too. :colgate:

tagaytay? not so cold though... pero pwede na rin, december-february tagaytay nights...

some parts of batangas get really cold.. specially during Dec. to Jan.

^^ in mindanao:
1. malaybalay city (bukidnon)
2. baguio calinan, davao city
3. buda, davao city

grabe ang fog in those areas especially at night time, super taas na kasi ang mga lugar na yan eh, basically, if it is closer to the clouds, it must be cold.

Hmm, The Osmeña Peak in Dalaguete, Cebu?

How about Sagada?

malamig din sa Eden, around 30 mins from Davao..:) tipong uusok ang bungaga mo sa umaga :D

^^ eden is about 3,600 ft above sea level, but buda is almost 7,000 ft. high di ba way? hindi uso ang driving with aircon sa lugar na yon. siguro pag talagang mainit ang sikat ng araw lang, pero kahit mainit ang araw malamig pa rin ang hangin eh.

^^

I once drove along the Davao-Bukidnon Boundary stretch at night time and I could hardly see the road. It was vitually zero visibilty at some point due to thick fogs that rolled in. Yes, car airconditioning was useless there.

a particlar place inClaveria, Misamis Oriental where the 5J 387 crashed.. That's in Mt. Sumagaya i think.. It has been turned into a park with landscapes. Havent been there but a friend said, it's colder than benguet.. You would hardly see the surroundings because of fogs even at noon time..

I have been to Matti which is on the foothills of Mt. Sumagaya. Our tour guides intimated to us that the cadavers from the fallen aircraft were hauled down to this community were a road link easily connects to the national hi-way. Matti was a bit nippy in the afternoon.

I'd say anywhere in the provinces of Mt. Province, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, and Ifugao.... when we were in Banaue and Sagada.. there were places where the clouds engulfs the whole place.. them being on top of the Cordillera Mountains...

SM City Cebu Cinemas...heheheh!

I'd say anywhere in the provinces of Mt. Province, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, and Ifugao.... when we were in Banaue and Sagada.. there were places where the clouds engulfs the whole place.. them being on top of the Cordillera Mountains...

You're right. I've been to Sagada myself in 2002. Baguio is nowhere near it's coldness.

possible..kasi malapit na sya sa taiwan..

ay oo nga daw.. Batanes can get cold.. with the ocean breeze specially on typhoon seasons...

Bukidnon for me and of course top of Mt. Apo ..did you know in Bukidnon snowed.

my experienced in Mt. Apo is 4 degrees temp. in lake venado .

really? baka naman tipak ng yelo...hindi snow..

^^ sige na.... sleeze ba yon ..diba malapit ka dyan di mo ba na balitaan


the white portion on the summit of apo was thought to be ice cap by the Spaniards yun pala sulfur .

maraming nagsasabi..yung yelo na parang galing sa ref daw.. hindi ko pa nga lang naeexperience though..

Another very cold place in the Philippines is Marawi City. Totoo, talagang malamig sa lugar na ito.

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

lucban, quezon and malaybalay, bukidnoon :cheers:

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

I don't know if weather is one factor contributing to the choice of capital ;)

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

i hope you're just saying it as a joke. try imagine being in winter clothes for 4-6 months in a year (roughly around 6-10 lbs depending on the the extremity) and probably in just 1 winter you'd be cursing.:lol:

if you are referring baguio then you'd be in early fall or spring like temperatures so it's just light jackets or sweaters.

same with sinjin, temperatures doesn't have to be a criteria in choosing a captial.

Mt. Pulag po, may mga ice crystals na ung mga damo dun. :)

That's the 2nd highest peak in PI.

Valencia Town here in Negros (few kms upbound dumaguete) It is dubbed as the Summer Capital here in central visayas since it is situated way up Mt. Talinis. They even have a huge strawberry plantation. They have fogs even during the day in cold months.

Cebu's Summer Capital (Mantalongon Town, Dalaguete, Cebu)

Osmena Peak

http://www.dalaguete.gov.ph/tourism_files/nature_files/obong_images/osmena.jpg

While Mantalongon has been known as the vegetable kingdom of Cebu, quite a few realizes that its actually a magnificent haven for both local and foreign trekking afecionados in the country. Here mountaineers pass through a natural showcase of highly-varied landscape. Osmeña Peak is the highest peak among the Mantalongon range. Behind it, the mountain ranges stretch as far as Badian to the Southwest. One can trek across the mountain ranges to get to Badian, practically cutting across the island of Cebu westward.

http://www.ngkhai.net/cebupics/albums/userpics/10038/normal_P9100016.JPG

sometimes, temperature here could reach 9 degrees centigrade
(pic by @fundraiser)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1515.jpg

For habitable environments, where people actually live and work and not just a hut in the middle of nowhere, the Pagasa records have it as baguio then malaybalay both have records lower than 10 degrees centigrade.

For a specific place, MT. Apo has been known to go below freezing regularly, am not sure if Mt. Pulag which is furhter north and just ever slightly lower than mt apo is measured, it should make sense that it's colder since there is a distinct cold season in that latitude as opposed to davao's perpetual spring, of course this can only be verified scientifically, i don't know if anyone has done it yet though. Probably more important things to measure, like sea levels for global warming!

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

Manila was chosen because of it's deep natural harbor that made it an important port on the lucrative trade routes between the East and the West.

It's quite warm in Kalinga. It's not as high as the mountains of Benguet and MP.

hey guys, im just wondering... philippines measure it in Celcius right?

how cold is 5, 10, 15 degrees celcius converted to farenheit respectively?

i do know that 32F is 0C... lol just forgot how to convert

i live right smack on the coast line here in south cali (originally from Denmark, and yes im filipino)... it was about in the 20's (F) the other day here in my area... but yah, just wondering how it compares to the Phillipines.

oh...and uh... has it ever snowed in Philippines? Any records? How bout the past few years? Maybe on the mountains?

hey guys, im just wondering... philippines measure it in Celcius right?

how cold is 5, 10, 15 degrees celcius converted to farenheit respectively?

i do know that 32F is 0C... lol just forgot how to convert

i live right smack on the coast line here in south cali (originally from Denmark, and yes im filipino)... it was about in the 20's (F) the other day here in my area... but yah, just wondering how it compares to the Phillipines.

5C = 41F
10C = 50F
15C = 59F

meanwhile....

20F = -7C

oh...and uh... has it ever snowed in Philippines? Any records? How bout the past few years? Maybe on the mountains?

I'm not sure about snow (flurries), but I know that it has hailed (ice) in the Philippines before.

5C = 41F
10C = 50F
15C = 59F

meanwhile....

20F = -7C



I'm not sure about snow (flurries), but I know that it has hailed (ice) in the Philippines before.

oh i see... well, florida has a quite similar climate with the phillipines.. it hails there ever so often... sometimes it can get really cold there too, but i dont think it has snowed there... at least on record on the past century.

How bout Baguio? how cold can it get there?

^Normal temperature is from 16-25. If the weather is extremely rainy/stormy, it can range from 15-20(or less). From December to early March, it can range from 8-23

All are in degrees celsius

I thought its mount pulag. It can go as low as 0C or 32F there during these months at nightime.

It falls down to negative 8 degrees celcius in Mt. Pulag.... that's what they say. Haven't been there.

5C = 41F
10C = 50F
15C = 59F

meanwhile....

20F = -7C



I'm not sure about snow (flurries), but I know that it has hailed (ice) in the Philippines before.



ghee thats the word hail ... i mean its true onced somewhere in bukidnon it hailed.

Onced when we where in Mt. Apo we boiled hot water for our coffee , first sip is hot second its already cold ... how cold is that ? :D

oh i see... well, florida has a quite similar climate with the phillipines.. it hails there ever so often... sometimes it can get really cold there too, but i dont think it has snowed there... at least on record on the past century.

Florida and the Philippines does have similar climates. Although it can get much hotter here (temperature wise) in the summer compared to there, but it's much more humid in the Philippines. Also, winters here in Florida are mild but we do get our share of below freezing temperatures but that only lasts a few hours, and some rare flurries (more frequent in northern Florida).

Mt. Pulag? where is it located? isnt Apo the tallest?

Mt Apo is the tallest. it's in Mindanao while Mt. Pulag is located in Northern Luzon, in the Benguet Province in particular. It's only a few meters shorter than Mount Pulag

Florida and the Philippines does have similar climates. Although it can get much hotter here (temperature wise) in the summer compared to there, but it's much more humid in the Philippines. Also, winters here in Florida are mild but we do get our share of below freezing temperatures but that only lasts a few hours, and some rare flurries (more frequent in northern Florida).

yah... the arctic blast couple of weeks ago gave LA a couple of inches of snow. Which hasnt happend for 50 years. So much for global warming aye?

^^ Mt. Apo is few meters shorter than Mt. Pulag ?

Mt Apo is the tallest. it's in Mindanao while Mt. Pulag is located in Northern Luzon, in the Benguet Province in particular. It's only a few meters shorter than Mount Pulag

u mean shorter than Apo... how bout this... go pour soil on top to make it the tallest lol. 9000 feet

Mt. Apo is few meters shorter than Mt. Pulag?

In that case, how come Mt. Apo is still considered the highest point in the Philippines? Someone should consider rewriting the textbooks that are being taught to the kids in school. :colgate:

yeah maybe Mt. Pulag is growing :lol:

u mean shorter than Apo... how bout this... go pour soil on top to make it the tallest lol. 9000 feet


Oops, thanks for the corrrection. Didn't see that. Mt. Apo, as far as I know, is the highest. Mount Pulag is like 200 feet or meters(don't remember which) shorter than Mount Apo.

Cebu's Summer Capital (Mantalongon Town, Dalaguete, Cebu)

Osmena Peak

http://www.dalaguete.gov.ph/tourism_files/nature_files/obong_images/osmena.jpg

While Mantalongon has been known as the vegetable kingdom of Cebu, quite a few realizes that its actually a magnificent haven for both local and foreign trekking afecionados in the country. Here mountaineers pass through a natural showcase of highly-varied landscape. Osmeña Peak is the highest peak among the Mantalongon range. Behind it, the mountain ranges stretch as far as Badian to the Southwest. One can trek across the mountain ranges to get to Badian, practically cutting across the island of Cebu westward.

http://www.ngkhai.net/cebupics/albums/userpics/10038/normal_P9100016.JPG

sometimes, temperature here could reach 9 degrees centigrade
(pic by @fundraiser)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b384/peejay_domek/IMG_1515.jpg

9 degrees is cold enough.

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

I guess not only because of Manila's natural deep harbor but also.. it being on the plains of Luzon... Manila has become the center of commerce in the country since the 16th century and back in the days if you want to go to Banaue or Sagada or any of the mountainous provinces.. you will need to walk for days to get there as there wouldn't be roads there... remember that commerce in the old days was enhanced by the Galleon trades... plus I guess at least a century back those provinces are only inhabited by tribal people...

Oops, thanks for the corrrection. Didn't see that. Mt. Apo, as far as I know, is the highest. Mount Pulag is like 200 feet or meters(don't remember which) shorter than Mount Apo.

Check your facts buddy. It won't hurt to be sure with our claims before posting them in a forum like this.

^^ sige na.... sleeze ba yon ..diba malapit ka dyan di mo ba na balitaan


the white portion on the summit of apo was thought to be ice cap by the Spaniards yun pala sulfur .

thought so too in my younger years.:lol: :lol:

^^ mabisa laban sa pimples :lol: :lol:

batanes province temperature can drop to 6 degrees. there are even incedents where people there die because of the cold.

i read before that batanes is the coldest part in pinas..probably coz of its location..and the all-year round weather?

^^ mabisa laban sa pimples :lol: :lol:

ug sa an-an, bun-i ug sa ubang pang sakit sa kapanitan.:lol:

seriously, another misconception of mine was it was some limestones. through the years, that white thingy in the apo was getting bigger and bigger.

Check your facts buddy. It won't hurt to be sure with our claims before posting them in a forum like this.


I got winded with the words..not really with the facts...It's supposed to be that I'd type "taller" but I got winded....

ug sa an-an, bun-i ug sa ubang pang sakit sa kapanitan.:lol:

seriously, another misconception of mine was it was some limestones. through the years, that white thingy in the apo was getting bigger and bigger.

i even commissioned someone to get me a plastic bag of sulfuric acid for my college-tigyawat.....hahahah it only worked for a week after that lalong lumala na-infect yata eh :lol:

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

Di ba due to global warming, yung temperature na nararanasan natin ngayon is mas mataas kesa nung years, decades and centuries ago. Malay natin kung ang Manila by then was not that warm? Besides, marami pang puno nun and Pasig River might have helped "airconditioning" the capital. That's the reason kung bakit pinili ng mga Espanyol na gawing bakasyunan ang Malakanyang di ba?

I was just wondering... does Baguio have very high pollution? And does it contribute to the warming of the place?

Bukidnon is cold yes... we traveled there early in the morning and it looked like some other North American country...

coldest place? it has to be inside a freezer. lol joke! probably Mt. Apo because it is the highest peak in the country. :)

yes Baguio has a high pollution rate... I may not have the stats but in experience of being there... yes... and I'd say Baguio isn't as cold as it was 15years ago... possibly contributed by less pines now, high smoke emissions of PUVs, and most of the hills of Baguio is no longer a pine forest but a forest of houses...

Sa Nueva Vizcaya!

Mantalongon, Dalaguete, Cebu

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/103921958_6946a05158.jpg

sa dumoy davao city...nagyeyelo pa nga dun eh

;11908964']sa dumoy davao city...nagyeyelo pa nga dun eh

Baka yung ice plant :lol: Anyway, bukidnon area is pretty cool... expecially early in the morning.. Cooler than the benguet area in my opinion..

^^ hahaha may tama ka! :D dami kaya iceplant sa dumoy :D

Mantalongon, Dalaguete, Cebu

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/103921958_6946a05158.jpg

Wow! Mao diay na ang Mantalongon? It must be cold there. Beautiful pic.

Oops, thanks for the corrrection. Didn't see that. Mt. Apo, as far as I know, is the highest. Mount Pulag is like 200 feet or meters(don't remember which) shorter than Mount Apo.


Mt. Apo - 2, 954 meters (9,691 ft)
Mt. Pulag - 2, 922 metres (9,586 ft)


Source: Topo Maps maps, BCGS

The grand lady of Mindanao
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/apo.jpg

Lake Venado at 1:30 PM! fog all over the place!!
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http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/fog.jpg

Lake Venado seen from the peak
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/venado2.jpg

The Peak
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/highestpt.jpg

View from the top of the Philippines
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/viewfrmhp.jpg

^^wow! may lake pala sa taas nyan..

The grand lady of Mindanao
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/apo.jpg

Lake Venado at 1:30 PM! fog all over the place!!
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/fog2.jpg
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/fog.jpg

Lake Venado seen from the peak
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/venado2.jpg

The Peak
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/highestpt.jpg

View from the top of the Philippines
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/viewfrmhp.jpg



ganda dong ! umakyat ka , i think summer yan kasi mababaw ang Lake Venado.pero si Apo ay hindi lady siya ay lalaki :D

^^wow! may lake pala sa taas nyan..

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/apo.jpg
haha kala ko lalake..... lake pala sorry kasi tingnan mo yung peak parang nakahigang Budha :lol:

^^

Perfect for Lord of the Rings.. :okay:

Eto!! Perfect for the Lord of the Rings - Osmena Peak, Cebu Province

http://www.gaszyn.com/filip8.jpg

Yup, Apo to some is a HE. Pero because of her nurturing nature, providing water and resources to others, I chose to see her as a mother. Umakyat ako last June, sobrang lamig pa din. Went through the Magpet route, took some time, but was well worth it. Was the best route compered to the other beaten tracks.

Bongolanon falls, where you take off from the Magpet route. ang lamig dito kahit summer!!
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/falls.jpg

^^ Nice you conquered APO , Magpet is the easiest route :) next time try mo Magpet going down to Makilala ang ganda ng mga waterfalls and madaanan mo yung Rizalian community yung maraming unggoy .

btw Bongolanon yan ba yung sa sa Agco river?

hey, im just wondering, has there ever been a record of snowfall in the philippines?

^^ never, a few recorded hailstones in some areas though.

http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t22/dodongdiamond/apo.jpg
haha kala ko lalake..... lake pala sorry kasi tingnan mo yung peak parang nakahigang Budha :lol:

Every afternoon or late morning, lagi na lang nagtatago si Apo Sandawa sa mga ulap.

It falls down to negative 8 degrees celcius in Mt. Pulag.... that's what they say. Haven't been there.

san itong Mt Pulag? how do I get there?

Is Mt. Pulag the tallest mountain in Luzon?

^^ yes.

obvious na baguio bcause korean flocks over there

On top of the country's second highest peak
Mt. Pulag, Benguet, Cordilleras

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/144/317425297_ab5fd4aff0.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/127/390744794_028cbffe82.jpg

To get there from Baguio, one must take the Halsema Highway in nearby La Trinidad, Benguet and follow all the way to Abatan-Buguis-Kabayan Road. There's another route from Nueva Vizcaya and Banaue that you just have to google yourself.

:hi: Greet from Indonesia coldest place ....

JAYA Peaks (5,030 m) ....experience sub-zero temperature in tropical ....

:cheers:

http://www.papua-adventures.com/images/pic14.jpg

http://www.papuaweb.org/main/wallpapers/muller-glacier-640-480.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/muncak.jpg

^^ wow taas!

:hi: Greet from Indonesia coldest place ....

JAYA Peaks (5,030 m) ....experience sub-zero temperature in tropical ....

:cheers:

http://www.papua-adventures.com/images/pic14.jpg

http://www.papuaweb.org/main/wallpapers/muller-glacier-640-480.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/muncak.jpg


wow JAYA peaks is now part of the Phil. :D

^^ hehehe pwede rin. tutal hindi naman yata tayo naiintindihan ng indonesian na yan kung magtagalog tayo. tara lusubin natin sila... wahaha.... wag ninyo intranslate ha... joke lang.

;11429915']malamig din sa Eden, around 30 mins from Davao..:) tipong uusok ang bungaga mo sa umaga :D

hi! eto bang eden na ito same as eden nature park? thanks! :)

hi! eto bang eden na ito same as eden nature park? thanks! :)

^^ Eden is a district of Davao City .... dyan din ang Eden Nature Park at Mountain Haven :)

^^ Eden is a district of Davao City .... dyan din ang Eden Nature Park at Mountain Haven :)

and the Loleng's Mountain Resort too..:)

:hi: Greet from Indonesia coldest place ....

JAYA Peaks (5,030 m) ....experience sub-zero temperature in tropical ....

:cheers:

http://www.papua-adventures.com/images/pic14.jpg

http://www.papuaweb.org/main/wallpapers/muller-glacier-640-480.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/muncak.jpg
saan sa lugar sa pilipinas yan,meron pala ang pinas na may snow grabe hah:lol:

speaking of snow.. how tall is Mt. Apo again? Sabi ni mang ilham , ang bundok jaya ay 5000 m (15000 feet). Meron ding snow sa Hawaii sa pinamakataas na bundok doon.

As the mountain is closer to poles (north or south), the height required to have snow cap lowers.

speaking of snow.. how tall is Mt. Apo again? Sabi ni mang ilham , ang bundok jaya ay 5000 m (15000 feet). Meron ding snow sa Hawaii sa pinamakataas na bundok doon.


Last measurement of Mt. Apo is above 10,000 ft but officially its 9,691 ft .

it's true the highest mountain in Hawaii is around 13,000 feet above sea level which is an ideal height for a snow cap ( the name eludes me , but the total height @ 35,000 ft . kung isali yung under water base , i dunno if it is safe to say it is higher than Mt. Everest :D )

^^ I believe the mountain in Hawaii is called Mt. Nakakalemotani. hahaha... Only in Hawaii where you can surf and snowboard in the same hour. I wish that was the same in the Philippines.

^^ That's a plain impossibility. :D

^^ well.. if you snowboard for 5 minutes and hurry back to the beach... it can happen.. haha. Here's info on the mountain itself... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea

Last measurement of Mt. Apo is above 10,000 ft but officially its 9,691 ft .


10,311 ft na daw

^^ What I mean is.. it is impossible to do the same thing in the Philippines because we don't have snow in here. :D

10,311 ft na daw

Tumatangkad ang Mt. Apo ah.

Hehehe

Give Mt. Apo several hundred thousand years (or a million years) and we'll finally have snow in the Philippines. Yay!

Tumatangkad ang Mt. Apo ah.

Hehehe

some mountains really grows ;)

Other than Baguio or Benguet Province, what are some of the coldest places in The Philippines? Also, which place recorded the lowest temp?

Cold??
I don't think there's any place in the RP that gets seriously "cold". Unless, we're talking about mountain tops, and even these places don't get snow. As far as I'm aware, Mt Apo, our highest mountain, is totally snow-free.

well indonesia has snow...on their mountain tops...
i found it somewhere in skyscrapercity...

^^ lol just on page 5 of this thread.

:hi: Greet from Indonesia coldest place ....

JAYA Peaks (5,030 m) ....experience sub-zero temperature in tropical ....

:cheers:

http://www.papua-adventures.com/images/pic14.jpg

http://www.papuaweb.org/main/wallpapers/muller-glacier-640-480.jpg

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t287/rilham2/muncak.jpg

oh what really... :lol:

^^ and they're just near the equator...

They can host the winter olympics.

^^ I think they can't bec of high altitude.

10,311 ft na daw

Tumutubo siya? :runaway:

Tumutubo siya? :runaway:

Does that mean it is seismological-active? Mt. Everest rises I think more than an inch per year due to the movement of plates underneath.

^^ tectonic plates

Does that mean it is seismological-active? Mt. Everest rises I think more than an inch per year due to the movement of plates underneath.

yup , that's why turkey, pakistan, iran and india are frequently having earthquake bec tectonic plate are pushing the himalayas northward.

...one cold early morning in Cebu...hehehhehe...OT!


Cebu Hilton Resort Hotel & Spa (pic by @finepixd40 of flickr.com)
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/220/453918521_8de78dbaf4_b.jpg

^^ How I wish that cold early morning in Cebu or in any other coastal city would be there. Because right now.....ITS SEARING HOT!!!! Ouch!

I've read somewhere that there is a cold place like Bagiuo in Iloilo it's called 'Leon'. not so sure of this tho need our Ilonggo forumers to confirm this.

I've read somewhere that there is a cold place like Bagiuo in Iloilo it's called 'Leon'. not so sure of this tho need our Ilonggo forumers to confirm this.

Lets just settle that in the name of Bucari, Leon, Iloilo. :D

^^ oh there you are, thanks:D ...have you been there Bern? i heard the colder climate is the reason why this place is the vegie capital of panay.

^^ oh there you are, thanks:D ...have you been there Bern? i heard the colder climate is the reason why this place is the vegie capital of panay.

Never been there. Hopefully I did but I've been to the other end of Bucari Road in Leon....San Remegio, Antique and I was already at the foothils of Mount Napulak (Nipple Mountain). :)

^^ oh ok thanks for the replym))

My lola lived next town named San Miguel..I frequent Leon during my high school days because 1 of my classmate lives there... never went to the mountains because during those times...It was infested with NPA...nakaka takot..pero ngayon ata wala na...pero sabi nga nila..malamig daw dun sa bundok....maraming carrots, baguio beans etc...

^^ its in Bucari, Leon.

the landscape is somewhat similiar to the Cordilleras.

Negros Occidental's equivalent of the cordillera is the town of Don Salvador Benedicto. There are waterfalls, and terraces around the town, and the temp is much lower than the ones in Bacolod. they also grow veggies, flowers and strawbewrries in DSB. but their strawberries are much smaller than the ones in La Trinidad.
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neways the coldest place i have been to is Atok, Benguet. we were actually ot supposed to be there, but our car conked out, and its getting dark already so we decided to spend a night there. I was a bit surprised when the lady who ows the house where we slept just leave her veggies, chicken and pork in the dining table and not at the fridge. twas very very cold there. much colder than baguio. so cold that we need to heat water just to brush our teeth.

^^ its in Bucari, Leon.

the landscape is somewhat similiar to the Cordilleras.

Negros Occidental's equivalent of the cordillera is the town of Don Salvador Benedicto. There are waterfalls, and terraces around the town, and the temp is much lower than the ones in Bacolod. they also grow veggies, flowers and strawbewrries in DSB. but their strawberries are much smaller than the ones in La Trinidad.
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neways the coldest place i have been to is Atok, Benguet. we were actually ot supposed to be there, but our car conked out, and its getting dark already so we decided to spend a night there. I was a bit surprised when the lady who ows the house where we slept just leave her veggies, chicken and pork in the dining table and not at the fridge. twas very very cold there. much colder than baguio. so cold that we need to heat water just to brush our teeth.

gano kalayo ito from baguio? may hotels ba dito?

gano kalayo ito from baguio? may hotels ba dito?

walang hotel dun.. transient house lng kmi, buti na nga lang meron...

nothing to explore really in Atok, most of its lands are cultivated for high value crops/veggies.

pero nung na stranded kmi dun, their vice mayor was so accomodating that she even offered a room in the minucupal hall for a sleepover pag di kmi naka hanap ng room. i think its around 3-4 hours from baguio.

til now di ko pa rin makaka limutan yung address na tinulugan namin.

its the transient haus a few meters away from the municipal hall. Address nya is Sayangan, Atok, Benguet

Lets just settle that in the name of Bucari, Leon, Iloilo. :D

I've been there thrice. It does get cold at night. Water falls abound the area and the water is rather chilling. Last time I was there was in 2002.

My lola lived next town named San Miguel..I frequent Leon during my high school days because 1 of my classmate lives there... never went to the mountains because during those times...It was infested with NPA...nakaka takot..pero ngayon ata wala na...pero sabi nga nila..malamig daw dun sa bundok....maraming carrots, baguio beans etc...

The third time I went there was for our Ecology Class and the entire class went there. It didn't matter to us about the NPA's since our guide was a former NPA (or perhaps retired?). He was there to make sure no harm will happen to us. :)

My lola lived next town named San Miguel..I frequent Leon during my high school days because 1 of my classmate lives there... never went to the mountains because during those times...It was infested with NPA...nakaka takot..pero ngayon ata wala na...pero sabi nga nila..malamig daw dun sa bundok....maraming carrots, baguio beans etc...

meron pa rin npa i learned this from our police neighbour who is a from Leon, di na sya umuuwi don kasi nga red alert pa rin ang area until now.

frost occured at the vegetable farms of La Trinidad recently.


Actually hindi sa La Trinidad yun. Sa Atok,Benguet yun since umabot dun ng 6 degrees..sa La Trinidad, parang Baguio lang. Minsan mas mainit pa dun.

meron pa rin npa i learned this from our police neighbour who is a from Leon, di na sya umuuwi don kasi nga red alert pa rin ang area until now.

Thanks for the info...sayang talaga...pero mukang mababait naman ang mga tao dun...probably if I visit san miguel again...I will pass by Leon..and check the area....

another question..is leon a deadend coming from Iloilo city? kasi parang walang lusutan dun? or may daan papuntang Antique?

some places here in davao are cold... but not freezingly cold.
places where you can build your residence...

Barrio Eden...
Marilog to Buda area...
and Kapatagan...

My lola lived next town named San Miguel..I frequent Leon during my high school days because 1 of my classmate lives there... never went to the mountains because during those times...It was infested with NPA...nakaka takot..pero ngayon ata wala na...pero sabi nga nila..malamig daw dun sa bundok....maraming carrots, baguio beans etc...


Smokinggun may dugong Ilonggo ka rin pala. Hmmmm... tsek tsek.. :)

I've been to Leon once back in 2004. One of the municipal councilors who met us there wore two 45's holstered miami-vice style. sarap batukan :nuts:

I think the farthest i got there was either Brgy Lampaya or Tunguan, can't recall exactly. But I remember thet you needed to cross a wide bridgeless river to get there.

The Coldest Place in the Philippines
aling idang's freezer

I would have to say Maybalay Bukidnon

^ You mean Malaybalay? :)

Sorry for butting in but was wondering with all the cold wonderful places in the Phils, why'd they chose Manila to be the country's capital? Wouldn't it be nice to live in a capital where you can experience really cold weather and also warm weather during the year? At least theres a reason to get out those winter clothes and wear them hehehehe. Kakasawa kasi yung tropical clothes eh

Just like Taipei and KL... Coz when i went there its cold..

^^ That would make a city hotter.

According to a UP report, cities had this urban temperature rise. In their study, cities that are densely pack tend to be warmer.

Tumatangkad ang Mt. Apo ah.

Hehehe

Kaya nga painumin natin ng VITAMINS at MINERALS ang ating kabundukan para tumangkad hindi minahin. STOP MINING PHILIPPINE MOUNTAINS!!!

Mt. Pulag (Mt. Pulog) in Sagada is the coldest place where the temperature could go down below zero during the nights of November and December.

pag binubuksan ko yung freezer ng lola ko, that must be the coldest place sa philippines. :lol:

Mt. Pulag (Mt. Pulog) in Sagada is the coldest place where the temperature could go down below zero during the nights of November and December.

Below zero, pero hindi nagyeyelo?

^^I remember seeing formed ice on Mt. Pulag (nasa mga halaman) sa isang GMA documentary on the 3 highest Philippine peaks before.

Below zero, pero hindi nagyeyelo?

nagyeyelo sa taas (Frost) pero walang snow ;)

gusto ko makatikim ng frost bite. hehehe
kahit isang kagat lang.

Relocate 90% of Baguio's population to the lowlands for a better Baguio
I agree with you. I went to Baguio last February for the national schools press conference. The city has really become too crowded. It wasn't like that in 1995, the first time I went there.

gusto ko makatikim ng frost bite. hehehe
kahit isang kagat lang.
Ako din. Ahihi!

ung lepanto sa Luzon.. malamig din daw doon eh..

in Negros, one of the coldest place is the DON salvador Benedicto.. its called as the Little Baguio of Negros.. ang lamig dun.. especially sa Pandanon Resort tuwing 4am.. whew.. ang lamig.. umu usok tuwing ikaw ay nagsasalita.. hehe..

Must be the top of mount apo... though I haven't been there. But as experienced, It's baguio for me... my breath becomes fog up there!

in Negros, one of the coldest place is the DON salvador Benedicto.. its called as the Little Baguio of Negros.. ang lamig dun.. especially sa Pandanon Resort tuwing 4am.. whew.. ang lamig.. umu usok tuwing ikaw ay nagsasalita.. hehe..

dito samin umuusok din pag nagsasalita kahit 12 noon.

wala na sigurong lalamig pa sa morgue

:goodnight
sleeping thread....

in Negros, one of the coldest place is the DON salvador Benedicto.. its called as the Little Baguio of Negros.. ang lamig dun.. especially sa Pandanon Resort tuwing 4am.. whew.. ang lamig.. umu usok tuwing ikaw ay nagsasalita.. hehe..

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^^ :lol: What's with the pose?

^^The crocs that could fly

^^ oh i love my crocs!

Yeah anyway, i heard about the below zero temps at mt. pulag, below zero in celcius that is.

Di ba nareport lang recently sa isang place sa Benguet na nasira mga crops nila dahil sa frost? Nagregister ng 6 degrees yung area na yun.

the coldest is manila...i bet...it can make you sweat...(ehehe C= j.k)

Manila's record low is 16C. last November 30-December 1 it reached 18C. it was a bit chilly for Filipinos. but for people who has experienced below freezing temps.... its nothing. Even Baguio's 6C record is nothing. =)

^^ Maybe Pulag and Apo can do the freezing trick, wahehehe!!! :D

gusto ko makatikim ng frost bite. hehehe
kahit isang kagat lang.

Ako din. Ahihi!

frostbite hurts just like when you burn your skin.

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If you guys are serious about getting frostbite, I would love to trade places with you. It was really cold here this morning. Around minus 5° Celsius…and that’s just the beginning.

In Davao City sa Marilog my personal experience nun lang dec 1 at around 7am (shown here) di maka penetrate ang araw dahil sa fog until 9am. During my stay there years back yung isang resort may thermometer it measured 15 deg c.
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Coldest place I have been?

Margaha Crater Valley and Hardin Sang Balo at Kanlaon Volcano (11 degrees celcius and 15 degrees celcius respectively) last April 1994

Mt Mandalagan - about 12-14 degrees celcius (Dec. 24-25, 2000):banana:

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where is this?

reminds me of the english country...

Mt. Pulag (Mt. Pulog) in Sagada is the coldest place where the temperature could go down below zero during the nights of November and December.

really wow

In Davao City sa Marilog my personal experience nun lang dec 1 at around 7am (shown here) di maka penetrate ang araw dahil sa fog until 9am. During my stay there years back yung isang resort may thermometer it measured 15 deg c.
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last night the temperature in salumay, which is the highest point in the marilog district measured 8 deg cel...this was using our thermometer....our rest house is situated under tall pine trees.....and the thermometer is placed sa porch...

the coldest place in the philippines last night was my room, no question. our helper unknowlingly changed the setting to full blast, i woke up around 3am coz our room just turned into an igloo.

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This is the swimming pool in the background of a beautiful landscape at Seagul Mountain Resort in Bukidnon Province, Mindanao. Seagul is a great and beautiful place, located up in the mountains, in a very cool environment. One of the waiters at the Restaurant told me that he has seen times when there is ice on the road near the resort! In addition, you can buy strawberries along the roadside, very rare in the hot Philippines!

in Zamboanga, Barangay LaPaz is the coldest place..there you can find plantations of Strawberry owned by Zamboanga EcoZone..I have not been to this place yet, but the fact that strawberries grew there,,it must be cold..since strawberry only grow in cold places...

:goodnight :devil:




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This is the swimming pool in the background of a beautiful landscape at Seagul Mountain Resort in Bukidnon Province, Mindanao. Seagul is a great and beautiful place, located up in the mountains, in a very cool environment. One of the waiters at the Restaurant told me that he has seen times when there is ice on the road near the resort! In addition, you can buy strawberries along the roadside, very rare in the hot Philippines!
correction... it's still in Davao city.. maybe in a boundary..

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8360/mbdsc00019zp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
This is the swimming pool in the background of a beautiful landscape at Seagul Mountain Resort in Bukidnon Province, Mindanao. Seagul is a great and beautiful place, located up in the mountains, in a very cool environment. One of the waiters at the Restaurant told me that he has seen times when there is ice on the road near the resort! In addition, you can buy strawberries along the roadside, very rare in the hot Philippines!

i think what the waiter means to say about ice on the road is the condensation of cold air and the hot road, giving it a "freezer effect" <term ko yun....hehehe>. kasi pumunta kami ng bukidnon via buda, may condensation above the road na parang fog sa freezer.

MY TOP 5 COLDEST PLACE IN THE PHILIPPINES

1. TAGAYTAY CITY
2. ANTIPOLO
3. LIPA CITY
4. LA PAZ, ZAMBOANGA CITY
5. BAGUIO CITY

pwede ba yung parang ice palace sa star city? tama ba star city ba yon? hehe

^ Yep, Star City. T'wing Christmas season lang 'yun 'di ba?

^^ Ung Snow World ba? It's in Star City. Had the chance to visit the place on 28 December 2007. I should've brought gloves with me kasi nanginig talaga mga kamay ko dun. LOL! :lol::lol::lol:

Antipolo is cold?

^ Not quite. :)

its enough to cool you down sa antipolo....

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/8360/mbdsc00019zp4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
This is the swimming pool in the background of a beautiful landscape at Seagul Mountain Resort in Bukidnon Province, Mindanao. Seagul is a great and beautiful place, located up in the mountains, in a very cool environment. One of the waiters at the Restaurant told me that he has seen times when there is ice on the road near the resort! In addition, you can buy strawberries along the roadside, very rare in the hot Philippines!


haha nakapunta kami jan last november, ang ginaw nga, di ako nagtagal sa pool lol..

nung papunta kami nakakita ako ng clouds na ka level na lang ng sasakyan, tapos pagtingin ko sa bangin, may clouds din sa baba hahaha

nakakatakot nga lang bumiyahe pag masama ang weather :( kaya around 3pm nung medyo may dark clouds umuwi na lang kami

On top of the country's second highest peak
Mt. Pulag, Benguet, Cordilleras

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To get there from Baguio, one must take the Halsema Highway in nearby La Trinidad, Benguet and follow all the way to Abatan-Buguis-Kabayan Road. There's another route from Nueva Vizcaya and Banaue that you just have to google yourself.

Thanks for sharing the pics above. Mt. Pulag has one of the most beautiful sceneries among RP mountains.:)

I remember the first time I got there (it was a December), it rained from the grassland to the peak and according to one of my buddies who had a thermometer (his G-shock actually), the temperature went down to -10 degrees celsius! An hour or two before reaching the grassland, it was only 8 degrees C (at the Rangers Station; clear day, no rain). The temperature was killing me this time. The raindrops felt like crushed ice hitting your face (but when I touched my face there wasn't any solid stuff or anything). Also, I felt like all my muscles were moving back and forth and changing places. Imagine nagha hike ka and nanginginig (o nagra-rumble) buo mong katawan at the same time. Idagdag mo pa zero visibility. About 1 meter radius lang ang makikita mo. Ni bangin na babagsakan mo di mo alam kung gano kalalim! :nuts: And if I touch anything, it felt like I touched a sharp blade. Super-ouch talaga! Also, di naman ako sinisipon nun prior to the climb pero at that moment walang hinto sa pagtulo uhog ko, hehehe.. at parang may namumuong yelo pa sa gilid ng ilong ko.. :lol: To cut the story short, hindi kame nakapag overnight sa peak kase nagka hypothermia yung isang girl na kasama namin and we need to hike back to safer grounds.... nabuhay naman sya and pagbalik namin sa Baguio, wa epek na lamig, pa-sando-sando at shorts na lang kame samantalang naka-bonnet at sweater pa lahat ng mga tao!:lol:

I therefore conclude, Mt. Pulag is the coldest place in the Philippines (personal experience po). :)

^^may entrance fee ba?:lol:

Thanks for sharing the pics above. Mt. Pulag has one of the most beautiful sceneries among RP mountains.:)

I remember the first time I got there (it was a December), it rained from the grassland to the peak and according to one of my buddies who had a thermometer (his G-shock actually), the temperature went down to -10 degrees celsius! An hour or two before reaching the grassland, it was only 8 degrees C (at the Rangers Station; clear day, no rain). The temperature was killing me this time. The raindrops felt like crushed ice hitting your face (but when I touched my face there wasn't any solid stuff or anything). Also, I felt like all my muscles were moving back and forth and changing places. Imagine nagha hike ka and nanginginig (o nagra-rumble) buo mong katawan at the same time. Idagdag mo pa zero visibility. About 1 meter radius lang ang makikita mo. Ni bangin na babagsakan mo di mo alam kung gano kalalim! :nuts: And if I touch anything, it felt like I touched a sharp blade. Super-ouch talaga! Also, di naman ako sinisipon nun prior to the climb pero at that moment walang hinto sa pagtulo uhog ko, hehehe.. at parang may namumuong yelo pa sa gilid ng ilong ko.. :lol: To cut the story short, hindi kame nakapag overnight sa peak kase nagka hypothermia yung isang girl na kasama namin and we need to hike back to safer grounds.... nabuhay naman sya and pagbalik namin sa Baguio, wa epek na lamig, pa-sando-sando at shorts na lang kame samantalang naka-bonnet at sweater pa lahat ng mga tao!:lol:

I therefore conclude, Mt. Pulag is the coldest place in the Philippines (personal experience po). :)

oi -10 degrees? malamig pa ata some part of Canada :colgate:

at -10, there would have been frost everywhere. may problem yata yung G-shock ng friend mo. hindi siya accurate.

^^ Agree. 0 degrees Celsius is already at freezing point, so if the thermometer or whatever device says the temperature is down to -10 degress Celsius, the mountain top should have glacier.

i also thought na may prob lang yung watch ng buddy ko. what i'm sure about is akala ko mamamatay na ko sa sobrang lamig. dun ko lang kase naranasan na parang hinihiwa ng blade ang palad ko tuwing may hahawakan o hihipuin ako.. and for sure mas mababa temp dun sa peak kesa sa 8degC sa ranger station kung saan kaya ko pa ang lamig.

may entrance fee sa mt. pulag. sa ranger station nagbabayad. at that time P175 per person kung di ako nagkakamali. national park kase sya.

binasa ko pa, nde naman pala below freezing point

binasa ko pa, nde naman pala below freezing point

but i wanna believe it was around zero degrees C. umuulan n nga ng yelo eh kaso nagmemelt kagad pagbagsak sayo. sorry i disappointed you...:lol:

but i wanna believe it was around zero degrees C. umuulan n nga ng yelo eh kaso nagmemelt kagad pagbagsak sayo. sorry i disappointed you...:lol:

you might be referring to sleet. its a type of precipitation in between snow and rain.

it melts instantly because the temp is at melting point. which means, temp is above 0 deg. maybe the temp is around 2-3 deg at that time. :cheers:

^^ Agree. 0 degrees Celsius is already at freezing point, so if the thermometer or whatever device says the temperature is down to -10 degress Celsius, the mountain top should have glacier.

ngeks. di naman glacier kagad porke nag below freezing point ang isang area lalo na kung di naman magtatagal yung ganung lamig at tsaka hindi ganun kalamig ang ibang lugar na nakapaligid sa kanya (peak). :)

ngeks. di naman glacier kagad porke nag below freezing point ang isang area lalo na kung di naman magtatagal yung ganung lamig at tsaka hindi ganun kalamig ang ibang lugar na nakapaligid sa kanya (peak). :)

Yeah, but the presence of frost should have been prevalent. Water freezes fast.

I don't really think that temperature there went below freezing or worst, -10C.

some places here in ILoilo are cold... but not freezingly cold , Bucari, Leon, Iloilo. parang little Bagyo :)

Don Salvador Benedicto
Negros Occidental's Little Baguio
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^^ amazing. parang little baguio nga..noong time na wala pa masyado buildings and houses dito. ano average temp sa jan?

some places here in ILoilo are cold... but not freezingly cold , Bucari, Leon, Iloilo. parang little Bagyo :)

Formerly, this area was infested with NPA rebels. Now, it's a safe place.

^^yup noon yon,but now Bucari has something for everyone,waterfalls,old growth forest, rice terraces, forest pine trees parang little Bagyo It is a great place to visit,malamig:lol:

^^ amazing. parang little baguio nga..noong time na wala pa masyado buildings and houses dito. ano average temp sa jan?

not sure about the temp frus, but its cold daw eh...i will ask boynegros how cold ba yung place kasi he went there last week :) dami na ngayon pumupunta dyan and its really beautiful :)

They called Don Salvador Benedicto the Baguio in the South. Average Temp from December to February is 8-15 degrees celcius.

They called Don Salvador Benedicto the Baguio in the South. Average Temp from December to February is 8-15 degrees celcius.

WOW! thats colder than average day in Baguio.:)

U should be getting some snow or at least frost below freezing point so i doubt it got below -10 degrees (14F) It snowed here in Malibu in 06' with temperatures only at low to mid 20's.

Only if Pulag is about 5000 feet higher, maybe it can get some snow :]
How about Batanes Islands?

Doesnt Indonesia have an Ice Capped mountain range? I saw it somewhere on the net im sure...

U should be getting some snow or at least frost below freezing point so i doubt it got below -10 degrees (14F) It snowed here in Malibu in 06' with temperatures only at low to mid 20's.

Only if Pulag is about 5000 feet higher, maybe it can get some snow :]
How about Batanes Islands?

Doesnt Indonesia have an Ice Capped mountain range? I saw it somewhere on the net im sure...

yeah and also Hawaii :)

WOW! thats colder than average day in Baguio.:)

ngayon lang yan...as in pati dito sa bacolod and iloilo ang lamig. :) pero mas malamig ang bagyo kesa sa DSB...pero pag umuulan, yun....malamig dun :) umuusok bibig mo sa bagyo eh...kahit di ka na mag yosi. :) sa DSB, pag umaga daw umuusok din sa lamig...kita mo may fire place din sila :)

yeah and also Hawaii :)

I think that place is in Irian Jaya Province of Indonesia bordering Papua New Guinea

i have a cool picture of Snow Capped Mountains of Indonesia: hope you like it
^8^

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Bgy.Bucari Leon, Iloilo was featured in Jessica Soho Report last saturday.

with 15 degress celsius.

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^^Iloilo s, mini Baguio:cheers: meron pine trees malamig:lol::lol:

When I was there on March 17, 2008, the place was really cold.

Camp Sabros, Kapatagan, Davao del Sur
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^^ Beautiful...Camp Sabros is how many hours away from downtown Davao?

^^ Beautiful...Camp Sabros is how many hours away from downtown Davao?

Bai Teej, the travel from downtown Davao City would take around 2 hours. Here's some info i gathered about Camp Sabros on my visit there on March 17, 2008.

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1. Travel Time. From Downtown Davao, around two hours.

* 45 mins to 1 hour from Downtown Davao to the junction of the National Highway and the road to Kapatagan.

* 45 mins to 1 hour from the National Highway uphill on the Kapatagan road up to the Mt. Apo National Park Checkpoint.


2. Suggested Transportation.

* If you wanna go all the way up to Camp Sabros, a 4-wheel drive vehicle/suv is recommended.

* Any vehicle if you are willing to trek 1 km uphill to Camp Sabros. Just park your vehicle at the Mt. Apo National Park Checkpoint.


3. Location and Directions. Camp Sabros is at Kapatagan, Digos City, in the mountains 1000+meters/3000+feet above sea level. From Davao City, follow the national road en route to Digos City. Along that road you will see a Y-Road that leads you to either GenSan or Kidapawan. Follow the Kidapawan Route (and slow down, look at the right side of the road). Before reaching the DASURECO (Davao del Sur Electric Company) compound, you will see a road on the right side of the highway with a sign saying "THIS WAY TO KAPATAGAN." Turn right and from then on just follow the road to Kapatagan. When you reach the checkpoint to the Mt. Apo National Park / Mt. Apo Mountaineering Trail, the road to Camp Sabros is to the right and uphill.

The road to Kapatagan is "putol-putol" cement and dirt road, but the road is good, a little steep on parts. Sedans and small cars can be brought to Kapatagan but not up to Camp Sabros, which would require a 4-wheel drive vehicle. You can always park your vehicle at the checkpoint and go on foot to Camp Sabros... a 1-kilometer uphill trek. ("kapoy" but fun)


4. Overnight Stay.
* Php1,200 per night (good for 4 persons),
* Php2,000 per night (good for 10 persons)


5. Food and Drinks, etc.. You may bring your "baons" :) The deli at Camp Sabros also serves food at affordable prices (P20-P50 per order!). Ice-cold drinks are available. Alcoholic beverages are also available at the deli, but you can also bring your own. :) Cigarettes are also sold at the deli. Personal hygiene items are available at the deli shop (sanitary napkins, soap, toothpaste, etc.).


6. Adventure, Entertainment, Amenities, etc. Zip Lines (380 meters and 400 meters - the longest in the Philippines), Cable Car. Picnic Tables, Cable TV, Billiard Hall, Deli/Diner, Bar, Souvenirs.


7. Admission and Fees. No entrance fees, no corkage fees. Zip Line rides range from 150 to 300 per head (round-trip -- alangan!).

*380-meters (zip 380 meters to the other mountain, then ride a cable car back to Camp Sabros)
-in pairs - Php150 per head
-solo - Php200 per head

*400-meters (zip 380 meters to the other mountain, zip 400 meters at DOUBLE SPEED back to Camp Sabros)
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How about Bukidnon? I bet it's cold up there too.

this was recorded by Defused_Boi(Ron) @9am in a campsite on Mt. Apo , at night it will go down as low as 4deg. C

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n213/onax26th/mountaineering/mount%20APO/IMG_4437_JPG.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n213/onax26th/mountaineering/mount%20APO/IMG_4516_JPG.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n213/onax26th/mountaineering/mount%20APO/IMG_4281_JPG.jpg

gusto ko may snow

^^ Agree. 0 degrees Celsius is already at freezing point, so if the thermometer or whatever device says the temperature is down to -10 degress Celsius, the mountain top should have glacier.

Not exactly. Para magka-snow cap ang isang mataas na bundok, there should be abundant sub-zero precipitation (hail or snow) year-round and a constant air temperature not going beyond 0 degrees Celsius that is sufficient to not melt all of the ice and snow. In the case of all tall peaks in the Philippines, even though sub-zero temperatures are recorded at certain times and certain seasons of the year, there is no sustained sub-zero temperature year-round that can keep any of the frost that may have accumulated in the peaks from melting away.

By the way, I read in the Philippine Daily Inquirer about 8 or so years ago that crops in Benguet are sometimes ruined by frost (yelong nabubuo mula sa moisture na nasa paligid, as opposed to snow na nabubuo sa mga ulap at galing sa langit), and it was even recorded that the temperature at that particular area in Benguet was -4 degrees Celsius.

So it wouldn't be far from the truth if temperatures on the top of Mt. Pulag reach -10 degrees Celsius.

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Not exactly. Para magka-snow cap ang isang mataas na bundok, there should be abundant sub-zero precipitation (hail or snow) year-round and a constant air temperature not going beyond 0 degrees Celsius that is sufficient to not melt all of the ice and snow. In the case of all tall peaks in the Philippines, even though sub-zero temperatures are recorded at certain times and certain seasons of the year, there is no sustained sub-zero temperature year-round that can keep any of the frost that may have accumulated in the peaks from melting away.

By the way, I read in the Philippine Daily Inquirer about 8 or so years ago that crops in Benguet are sometimes ruined by frost (yelong nabubuo mula sa moisture na nasa paligid, as opposed to snow na nabubuo sa mga ulap at galing sa langit), and it was even recorded that the temperature at that particular area in Benguet was -4 degrees Celsius.

So it wouldn't be far from the truth if temperatures on the top of Mt. Pulag reach -10 degrees Celsius.

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even at above zero, frost is already possible. presence of frost does not indicate tempearatures below zero. And the lowest recorded temp in baguio is 9 deg. in benguet province, its 6 deg.

even at above zero, frost is already possible. presence of frost does not indicate tempearatures below zero.

You're right. Formation of frost depends on the dew point of the surrounding air, and not the actual temperature of the air.

And the lowest recorded temp in baguio is 9 deg. in benguet province, its 6 deg.

The lowest temperature ever in Baguio City since records began was recorded on January 18, 1961, when the mercury hit 6.27 degrees Celsius (http://www.newsflash.org/2000/12/ht/ht001435.htm). As far as Googling for answers is concerned this is the lowest figure I've seen for the Philippines.

In contrast, Tuguegarao holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines and the Pacific Islands (Oceania, except for Australia), at 42.2 degrees Celsius (http://wmo.asu.edu/oceania-highest-temperature) on April 29, 1912.

^^ in mindanao:
1. malaybalay city (bukidnon)
2. baguio calinan, davao city
3. buda, davao city

grabe ang fog in those areas especially at night time, super taas na kasi ang mga lugar na yan eh, basically, if it is closer to the clouds, it must be cold.

We have a rest house and a pool up in Buda.
IT gets COOOOLD up there. And windy.
:ohno:

What are the highest cities in the Philippines?

I have no official measurements of the following cities but I think they have the highest elevation. Could enyone provide the important facts?

Baguio (Benguet)
Tagaytay (Cavite)
Tabuk (Kalinga)
Antipolo (Rizal)
Canlaon (Negros Oriental)
Malaybalay (Bukidnon)
Valencia (Bukidnon)

will mataas na kahoy and mataas na lupa in lipa city count?:lol::lol::lol:

punta ako sa canlaon arfter panaad festival of negros

^^ parang kelangan baguhin ang thread title...hehehehhe!

well part pa rin naman ata ng territory ng davao ang mt. apo :lol:

:rofl:

http://www.lakbaypilipinas.com/maps/images/davao_map.jpg

^^ :lol:

eh ano kaya ang lowest city in PI?

Malabon ? :D

^^cagsaua

^^ parang kelangan baguhin ang thread title...hehehehhe!


suggestions?^^

I think Banaue or Sagada lies on a higher elevation than Baguio...

I think Banaue or Sagada lies on a higher elevation than Baguio...

yup..but we're looking for cities with the highest elevation (above sea level)

^^ Then it's probably Baguio. It's 5000m above sea level, twice as high as Tagaytay.

^^5000 meters or feet? Isn't Mt. Apo's peak just below 3000m?

^^ Oooh, then it's feet then. :)

^^ Oooh, then it's feet then. :)

IMO, this thread does not make any sense. so we have a few cities located in the mountains, so few we can count them with one hand (baguio, tagaytay, malaybalay, then maybe canlaon (although it's just near the foot of the volcano), and marawi). and obviously, baguio is the highest, then what?

^^ Then the thread gets locked. :)

^^posible kaya mapalitan ang Thread title? :lol:at idagdag yong mga lowest cities naman:lol::banana:

^^ But the end result will be the same...we get the answer and then what? :) Or expand to topics relating to "What if" the sea level rises and what happens to these cities and towns.

Kasama ba ang TABACO CITY, LEGAZPI CITY at LIGAO CITY ng ALBAY???
They have the same Highest Summit...
Mayon Volcano....:lol:

^^ But the end result will be the same...we get the answer and then what? :) Or expand to topics relating to "What if" the sea level rises and what happens to these cities and towns.

Ok fine people...thanks for those "nice statements" ^^


:wallbash:

IMO, this thread does not make any sense. so we have a few cities located in the mountains, so few we can count them with one hand (baguio, tagaytay, malaybalay, then maybe canlaon (although it's just near the foot of the volcano), and marawi). and obviously, baguio is the highest, then what?


Thanks again ^^:wallbash:

Ok fine people...thanks for those "nice statements" ^^


:wallbash:

Errr...:lol:

snow sa pinas?
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/1254/snowsapinasxl2.jpg

^^ Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! :lol:

^^sana meron :lol:

^^ in mindanao:
1. malaybalay city (bukidnon)
2. baguio calinan, davao city
3. buda, davao city

grabe ang fog in those areas especially at night time, super taas na kasi ang mga lugar na yan eh, basically, if it is closer to the clouds, it must be cold.

include also Marawi City :)



Another very cold place in the Philippines is Marawi City. Totoo, talagang malamig sa lugar na ito.

I agree.

punta na lang tau sa snow world!:lol:

^^mag-invite ka naman :lol:

^^invite kita...dala ka pera ha:lol:

^^ sure marami akong play money :lol: :lol: :lol:
ikaw na bahala dumiskarte :lol: :lol: :lol:

whatever yaya! ur such a loser...:hahaha:

nagsnow na ba sa Baguio noon?

Eastwood Cinemas. lol :)

whatever yaya! ur such a loser...:hahaha:

nagsnow na ba sa Baguio noon?

thousands of years ago siguro..:D hail pwede pa...

^^ hail stone lang

In Zamboanga City, the coldest is located in brgy. La Paz nicknamed "The little Baguio" because of its freezing climate. Straberry's, Lettuces and Flowers is cultivated there. :)
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