List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a precise mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. Topographic prominence is the elevation difference between the summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. Topographic isolation is the minimum great circle distance to a point of higher elevation.
This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (330 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) of topographic prominence. There are seven ultra-prominent summits in the Caribbean.
Highest major summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 highest mountain peaks of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Nation | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Pico Duarte[1] PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 km 584 mi | 941
2 | Loma Alto de la Bandera PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 9,324 ft | 2842 m 4,928 ft | 1502 km 28.2 mi | 45.4
3 | Pico Naiguatá[2] PB | Venezuela | Republic of Venezuela | m 9,072 ft | 2765 m 8,054 ft | 2455 km 237 mi | 382
4 | Pic la Selle[3] PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 8,793 ft | 2680 m 8,694 ft | 2650 km 78.8 mi | 126.8
5 | Pic Macaya PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 7,700 ft | 2347 m 6,847 ft | 2087 km 134.1 mi | 216
6 | Loma Gajo en Medio PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 7,477 ft | 2279 m 5,837 ft | 1779 km 35.6 mi | 57.3
7 | Blue Mountain Peak[4] PB | Jamaica | Island of Jamaica | m 7,402 ft | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 2256 km 169.3 mi | 272
8 | Pico Real del Turquino[5] PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 km 136.2 mi | 219
9 | La Grande Soufrière[6] PB | Guadeloupe | île de Basse-Terre | m 4,813 ft | 1467 m 4,813 ft | 1467 km 439 mi | 706
10 | Morne Diablotins[7] PB | Dominica | Island of Dominica | m 4,747 ft | 1447 m 4,747 ft | 1447 km 41.8 mi | 67.2
11 | Montagne Pelée[8] PB | Martinique | Island of Martinique | m 4,583 ft | 1397 m 4,288 ft | 1307 km 49.7 mi | 80.1
12 | Cerro de Punta[9] PB | Puerto Rico | Island of Puerto Rico | m 4,390 ft | 1338 m 4,390 ft | 1338 km 268 mi | 432
13 | Gran Piedra PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 4,098 ft | 1249 m >1,640 ft | >500 km 79.2 mi | 127.5
14 | La Soufrière[10] PB | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Island of Saint Vincent | m 4,049 ft | 1234 m 4,049 ft | 1234 km 100.7 mi | 162.1
15 | Mount Liamuiga[11] PB | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Island of Saint Kitts | m 3,793 ft | 1156 m 3,793 ft | 1156 km 118.2 mi | 190.3
Most prominent summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the Caribbean.
The first seven of these summits each have at least 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) of topographic prominence. See the List of Ultras in the Caribbean for a table of the seven summits with at least 1500 meters of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Nation | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Pico Duarte[1] PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 km 584 mi | 941
2 | Pic la Selle[3] PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 8,793 ft | 2680 m 8,694 ft | 2650 km 78.8 mi | 126.8
3 | Pico Naiguatá[2] PB | Venezuela | Republic of Venezuela | m 9,072 ft | 2765 m 8,054 ft | 2455 km 237 mi | 382
4 | Blue Mountain Peak[4] PB | Jamaica | Island of Jamaica | m 7,402 ft | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 2256 km 169.3 mi | 272
5 | Pic Macaya PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 7,700 ft | 2347 m 6,847 ft | 2087 km 134.1 mi | 216
6 | Pico Real del Turquino[5] PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 km 136.2 mi | 219
7 | Loma Gajo en Medio PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 7,477 ft | 2279 m 5,837 ft | 1779 km 35.6 mi | 57.3
8 | Loma Alto de la Bandera PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 9,324 ft | 2842 m 4,928 ft | 1502 km 28.2 mi | 45.4
9 | La Grande Soufrière[6] PB | Guadeloupe | île de Basse-Terre | m 4,813 ft | 1467 m 4,813 ft | 1467 km 439 mi | 706
10 | Morne Diablotins[7] PB | Dominica | Island of Dominica | m 4,747 ft | 1447 m 4,747 ft | 1447 km 41.8 mi | 67.2
11 | Montagne Pelée[8] PB | Martinique | Island of Martinique | m 4,583 ft | 1397 m 4,583 ft | 1397 km 49.7 mi | 80.1
12 | Cerro de Punta[9] PB | Puerto Rico | Island of Puerto Rico | m 4,390 ft | 1338 m 4,390 ft | 1338 km 268 mi | 432
13 | La Soufrière[10] PB | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Island of Saint Vincent | m 4,049 ft | 1234 m 4,049 ft | 1234 km 100.7 mi | 162.1
14 | Mount Liamuiga[11] PB | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Island of Saint Kitts | m 3,793 ft | 1156 m 3,793 ft | 1156 km 118.2 mi | 190.3
15 | Mount Gimie[12] PB | Saint Lucia | Island of Saint Lucia | m 3,117 ft | 950 m 3,117 ft | 950 km 36.4 mi | 58.6
Most isolated major summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically isolated mountain peaks of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence.
The first 14 of these summits each have at least 100 kilometres (62 miles)} of topographic isolation and at least 500 meters (1,600 feet) of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Nation | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
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1 | Pico Duarte[1] PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 km 584 mi | 941
2 | La Grande Soufrière[6] PB | Guadeloupe | île de Basse-Terre | m 4,813 ft | 1467 m 4,813 ft | 1467 km 439 mi | 706
3 | Cerro de Punta[9] PB | Puerto Rico | Island of Puerto Rico | m 4,390 ft | 1338 m 4,390 ft | 1338 km 268 mi | 432
4 | Pico San Juan PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 3,740 ft | 1140 m >1,640 ft | >500 km 254 mi | 409
5 | Pico Naiguatá[2] PB | Venezuela | Republic of Venezuela | m 9,072 ft | 2765 m 8,054 ft | 2455 km 237 mi | 382
6 | Blue Mountain Peak[4] PB | Jamaica | Island of Jamaica | m 7,402 ft | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 2256 km 169.3 mi | 272
7 | Pico Real del Turquino[5] PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 km 136.2 mi | 219
8 | Pic Macaya PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 7,700 ft | 2347 m 6,847 ft | 2087 km 134.1 mi | 216
9 | Mount Liamuiga[11] PB | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Island of Saint Kitts | m 3,793 ft | 1156 m 3,793 ft | 1156 km 118.2 mi | 190.3
10 | La Soufrière[10] PB | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Island of Saint Vincent | m 4,049 ft | 1234 m 4,049 ft | 1234 km 100.7 mi | 162.1
11 | Aripo Peak[13] PB | Trinidad and Tobago | Island of Trinidad | m 3,084 ft | 940 m 3,084 ft | 940 km 94.4 mi | 151.9
12 | Mount Saint Catherine[14] PB | Grenada | Island of Grenada | m 2,756 ft | 840 m 2,756 ft | 840 km 84.0 mi | 135.1
13 | Gran Piedra PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | m 4,098 ft | 1249 m >1,640 ft | >500 km 79.2 mi | 127.5
14 | Pic la Selle[3] PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | m 8,793 ft | 2680 m 8,694 ft | 2650 km 78.8 mi | 126.8
15 | Mount Sage[15] PB | British Virgin Islands | Island of Tortola | m 1,709 ft | 521 m 1,709 ft | 521 km 74.7 mi | 120.2
Gallery
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Pico Duarte is the highest point in the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean.
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La Grande Soufrière is the highest point on the Island of Basse-Terre and the French Région Guadeloupe.
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The active volcano Morne Diablotins is the highest point on the Island of Dominica and the Commonwealth of Dominica.
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Montagne Pelée is the highest point on the Island of Martinique and the French Région Martinique.
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Cerro de Punta is the highest point on the Island of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
See also
- Caribbean
- Geography of the Caribbean
- Category: Mountain ranges of the Caribbean
- Category: Mountains of the Caribbean
- Geography of the Caribbean
- Physical geography
- Lists of mountains
References
- 1 2 3 The summit of Pico Duarte is the highest point on the Island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic, and all the islands of the Caribbean Sea.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Pico Naiguatá is the highest point of the Venezuelan Coastal Range Republic of Venezuela.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Pic la Selle is the highest point of the Republic of Haiti.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point of the Island of Jamaica and the nation of Jamaica.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Pico Real del Turquino is the highest point on the Island of Cuba and the Republic of Cuba.
- 1 2 3 The summit of La Grande Soufrière is the highest point on the Island of Basse-Terre and the French Région Guadeloupe.
- 1 2 The summit of Morne Diablotins is the highest point on the Island of Dominica and the Commonwealth of Dominica.
- 1 2 The summit of Montagne Pelée is the highest point on the Island of Martinique and the French Région Martinique.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Cerro de Punta is the highest point on the Island of Puerto Rico and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
- 1 2 3 The summit of La Soufrière is the highest point on the Island of Saint Vincent and the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- 1 2 3 The summit of Mount Liamuiga is the highest point on the Island of Saint Kitts and the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- ↑ The summit of Mount Gimie is the highest point on the Island of Saint Lucia and the nation of Saint Lucia.
- ↑ The summit of Aripo Peak is the highest point on the Island of Trinidad and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- ↑ The summit of Mount Saint Catherine is the highest point of the Island of Grenada and the nation of Grenada.
- ↑ The summit of Mount Sage is the highest point of the Island of Tortola and the British Virgin Islands.
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