List of extreme summits of the Caribbean
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This article comprises four sortable tables of major mountain summits[1] of the Caribbean that are the higher than any other point north or south of their latitude or east or west their longitude in the region.
The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
- The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
- The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3][2]
- The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]
Northernmost high summits
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Pico San Juan[5][a] |  Cuba |
Island of Cuba | 1140 m 3,740 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 408 km 253 mi |
21.9853°N 80.1327°W |
| 3 | Gran Piedra[6][b] | Cuba |
Island of Cuba | 1249 m 4,098 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 100.7 km 62.5 mi |
20.0115°N 75.6270°W |
| 2 | Pico Turquino[7][c][d] | Cuba |
Island of Cuba | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 217 km 134.7 mi |
19.9898°N 76.8360°W |
| 1 | Pico Duarte[8][e] |  Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 941 km 584 mi |
19.0231°N 70.9977°W |
Southernmost high summits
Easternmost high summits
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Main Ridge[17][u][v] |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Island of Tobago | 576 m 1,890 ft | 576 m 1,890 ft | 56.9 km 35.3 mi |
11.2833°N 60.6333°W |
| 6 | Mount Gimie[18][w][x] |  Saint Lucia |
Island of Saint Lucia | 950 m 3,117 ft | 950 m 3,117 ft | 59.8 km 37.2 mi |
13.8637°N 61.0117°W |
| 5 | Montagne Pelée[11][j][k] |  Martinique |
Island of Martinique | 1395 m 4,577 ft | 1395 m 4,577 ft | 80.8 km 50.2 mi |
14.8092°N 61.1654°W |
| 4 | Morne Diablotins[12][l][m] |  Dominica |
Island of Dominica | 1447 m 4,747 ft | 1447 m 4,747 ft | 66.3 km 41.2 mi |
15.5040°N 61.3981°W |
| 3 | La Grande Soufrière[13][n][o] |  Guadeloupe |
île de Basse-Terre | 1467 m 4,813 ft | 1467 m 4,813 ft | 699 km 434 mi |
16.0449°N 61.6638°W |
| 2 | Loma Alto de la Bandera[16][t] | Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola | 2842 m 9,324 ft | 1512 m 4,961 ft | 43.4 km 27 mi |
18.8126°N 70.6268°W |
| 1 | Pico Duarte[8][e] | Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 941 km 584 mi |
19.0231°N 70.9977°W |
Westernmost high summits
| Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Pico San Juan[5][a] | Cuba |
Island of Cuba | 1140 m 3,740 ft | 500 m 1,640 ft | 408 km 253 mi |
21.9853°N 80.1327°W |
| 5 | Pico Turquino[7][c][d] | Cuba |
Island of Cuba | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 217 km 134.7 mi |
19.9898°N 76.8360°W |
| 4 | Blue Mountain Peak[14][p][q] |  Jamaica |
Island of Jamaica | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 273 km 169.5 mi |
18.0465°N 76.5788°W |
| 3 | Pic Macaya[19][y] |  Haiti |
Island of Hispaniola | 2347 m 7,700 ft | 2087 m 6,847 ft | 216 km 134.5 mi |
18.3822°N 74.0243°W |
| 2 | Pic la Selle[15][r][s] | Haiti |
Island of Hispaniola | 2674 m 8,773 ft | 2644 m 8,675 ft | 126.6 km 78.7 mi |
18.3602°N 71.9767°W |
| 1 | Pico Duarte[8][e] | Dominican Republic |
Island of Hispaniola | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 941 km 584 mi |
19.0231°N 70.9977°W |
Gallery
Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean.
The active volcano Morne Diablotins is the highest point of the island and Commonwealth of Dominica.
See also
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- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of Greenland
- List of mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
- List of mountain peaks of the United States
- List of mountain peaks of México
- List of mountain peaks of Central America
- List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean
- List of the ultra-prominent summits of the Caribbean
- List of extreme summits of the Caribbean
- Caribbean
- Physical geography
Notes
- Pico San Juan is the northernmost and westernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of Pico Turquino is the highest point of the island and Republic of Cuba.
- Pico Turquino is the northernmost and westernmost ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of Pico Duarte is the highest point of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and all islands of the Caribbean Sea.
- The summit of Aripo Peak is the highest point of the island of Trinidad and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Aripo Peak is the southernmost 500-meter (1640-foot) summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of La Soufrière is the highest point of the island of Saint Vincent and the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- La Soufrière is the southernmost 1000-meter (3281-foot) summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of Montagne Pelée is the highest point of the island and French insular region of Martinique.
- Montagne Pelée is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- The summit of Morne Diablotins is the highest point of the island and Commonwealth of Dominica.
- Morne Diablotins is the southernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- The summit of La Grande Soufrière is the highest point of île de Basse-Terre and the French Région Guadeloupe.
- La Grande Soufrière is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- The summit of Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point of the island and the nation of Jamaica.
- Blue Mountain Peak is the southernmost and westernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of Pic la Selle is the highest point of the Republic of Haiti.
- Pic la Selle is the southernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- Loma Alto de la Bandera is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- The summit of Main Ridge is the highest point of Island of Tobago.
- Main Ridge is the easternmost 500-meter (1640-foot) summit of the Caribbean.
- The summit of Mount Gimie is the highest point of the island and nation of Saint Lucia.
- Mount Gimie is the easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
- Pic Macaya is the westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
