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Mt. Isarog is a typical volcanic cone mountain with rugged steep slopes cut by narrow gorges, rivers, streams and creeks. The terrain in Mt. Isarog is from gradually sloping (3-5% and 8-15% slope categories dominates the realm from elevation 700 meters and below) to steep slopes (30% and above on the remaining upper portion).
Mt. Isarog is exposed to two climatic types (corona climatic classification): Type II that prevails on the eastern part (with pronounced rainy season from November to February) and Type IV that affects the western portion with no pronounced dry season and pronounced rainfall. Humid period starts from June and ends in January and moist period from May to February (PAGASA).
The temperature in Mt. Isarog ranges from 17.5-30°C (subcanopy air temperature in 1988 at 475 m) and 10-23.9°C at 1750 m elevation (Balete 1999). The CSSAC Agrometeorological Station reveals the hottest temperature of 33.6°C occurs in the month of May while the coldest falls in the month of January at 20.8°C
Click here to view Mt. Isarog's Falls.
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