The diagram delineates the differences between mountains located in tropical and temperate climates, showcasing their climatic conditionals and altitude ranges.
Overall, tropical mountains are higher than their temperate counterparts, and have more zones for cultivation and vegetation in general.
In tropical mountains, that reach 5,500 meters (21,000 ft), the temperature zones are stratified into six categories. At the bottom is the Warm Zone, primarily suitable for the cultivation of tropical crops. Moving higher, from 750 to 1600 meters (2,000 to 7,000 ft), there is the Temperate Zone, used for coffee cultivation. Above it, there is the vasted zone, namely the Cool Zone, almost 1,600 meters high (6,000 ft), suitable for grain cultivation. The altitude of 3,200 meters (13,000 ft) marks the limit for broad-leaf trees, and forest stretch up to 4,000 meters (16,000 ft), where the smallest zone, less than 500 m (1,500 ft) – the Alpine meadow – begins and extends to the permanent snow line starting at 4,400 meters (17,500 feet).
Temperate mountains, reaching 3,700 meters (15,000 ft), exhibit a similar set of temperature zones, albeit fewer in number. The bottom Cool Zone, applicable for cultivation of grains and potatoes, is the lengthiest and stretches up to 1,500 meters (6,000ft), which is the limit for board-leaf trees. Above that is the forest zone, which verges on alpine meadows at the altitude of 2,200 meters (8,5 ft). At the top, above 3,400 meters (13,000 ft) there is permanent snow.