High Altitude Cities and the Coldest Places

[kiretoce]

Originally Posted by IsaRic

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).

[IsaRic]

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

[Nabartek]

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

[IsaRic]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

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?

[dinabaw]

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

[IsaRic]

Originally Posted by Nabartek

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

[kiretoce]

Originally Posted by dinabaw

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.

[dinabaw]

yeah maybe Mt. Pulag is growing

[Nabartek]

Originally Posted by IsaRic

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.

[diz]

Originally Posted by diehardbisdak

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

Osmena Peak



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.



sometimes, temperature here could reach 9 degrees centigrade
(pic by @fundraiser)

9 degrees is cold enough.

[pau_p1]

Originally Posted by Bosnyboy

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...

[davaoeagle]

Originally Posted by Nabartek

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.

[paulkrps]

Originally Posted by dinabaw

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.

[Rajah_Soliman]

mabisa laban sa pimples

[cheersmate]

Originally Posted by abvillareal

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?

[paulkrps]

Originally Posted by Rajah_Soliman

mabisa laban sa pimples

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

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

[Nabartek]

Originally Posted by davaoeagle

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....

[Rajah_Soliman]

Originally Posted by paulkrps

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

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

[kalabaw]

Originally Posted by Bosnyboy

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?

[Ady001]

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...