In mountainous regions, altitude and insolation play important roles in controlling temperature and precipitation.
On high mountains the effect of high altitude is almost the same as that of high latitudes on the globe.
This may be revealed by altitudinal zonation of vegetation from foot of the mountains to their tops.
In Highland Climate high insolation, low temperature, low air pressure, large diurnal ranges of temperature and relatively large amount of precipitation at higher altitudes are common.
This type of climate is found in the Alps, the Himalayas, the Tibetan Plateau, the Rockies and the Andes.
