List of Ultras of the Caribbean

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Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean. Hispaniolanpineforest.jpg
Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean.

The following sortable table comprises the seven ultra-prominent summits on the islands of the Caribbean Sea . Each of these peaks has at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence. Five of these peaks rise on the island of Hispaniola (three in the Dominican Republic, and two in Haiti) and one each on Jamaica and Cuba.

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Topographic elevation is the vertical distance above the reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface. The topographic prominence of a summit is the elevation difference between that summit and the highest or key col to a higher summit. The topographic isolation of a summit is the minimum great-circle distance to a point of equal elevation.

This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100 meters (328.1 feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500 meters (1640 feet) of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500 meters (4921 feet) of topographic prominence.

If an elevation or prominence is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.

Ultra-prominent summits

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Of these seven ultra-prominent summits of the Caribbean, three are located in the Dominican Republic, two in Haiti, and one each in Jamaica and Cuba.

The seven ultra-prominent summits of the Caribbean

Rank Mountain Peak Country Island Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Pico Duarte [1] [lower-alpha 1] Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Hispaniola 3098 m
10,164 ft		3098 m
10,164 ft		941 km
584 mi		 19°01′23″N70°59′52″W / 19.0231°N 70.9977°W / 19.0231; -70.9977 (Pico Duarte)
2 Pic la Selle [2] [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Hispaniola2674 m
8,773 ft		2644 m
8,675 ft		126.6 km
78.7 mi		 18°21′37″N71°58′36″W / 18.3602°N 71.9767°W / 18.3602; -71.9767 (Pic la Selle)
3 Blue Mountain Peak [3] [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5] Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Jamaica 2256 m
7,402 ft		2256 m
7,402 ft		273 km
169.5 mi		 18°02′47″N76°34′44″W / 18.0465°N 76.5788°W / 18.0465; -76.5788 (Blue Mountain Peak)
4 Pic Macaya [4] [lower-alpha 6] Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Hispaniola2347 m
7,700 ft		2087 m
6,847 ft		216 km
134.5 mi		 18°22′56″N74°01′27″W / 18.3822°N 74.0243°W / 18.3822; -74.0243 (Pic Macaya)
5 Pico Turquino [5] [lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Cuba 1974 m
6,476 ft		1974 m
6,476 ft		217 km
134.7 mi		 19°59′23″N76°50′10″W / 19.9898°N 76.8360°W / 19.9898; -76.8360 (Pico Turquino)
6 Loma Gajo en Medio [6] Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Hispaniola2279 m
7,477 ft		1779 m
5,837 ft		57.5 km
35.7 mi		 18°37′45″N71°30′39″W / 18.6292°N 71.5108°W / 18.6292; -71.5108 (Loma Gajo en Medio)
7 Loma Alto de la Bandera [7] [lower-alpha 9] Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Hispaniola2842 m
9,324 ft		1512 m
4,961 ft		43.4 km
27 mi		 18°48′45″N70°37′36″W / 18.8126°N 70.6268°W / 18.8126; -70.6268 (Loma Alto de la Bandera)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The summit of Pico Duarte is the highest point of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and all islands of the Caribbean Sea.
  2. ↑ The summit of Pic la Selle is the highest point of the Republic of Haiti.
  3. ↑ Pic la Selle is the southernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
  4. ↑ The summit of Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point of the island and the nation of Jamaica.
  5. ↑ Blue Mountain Peak is the southernmost and westernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean.
  6. ↑ Pic Macaya is the westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
  7. ↑ The summit of Pico Turquino is the highest point of the island and Republic of Cuba.
  8. ↑ Pico Turquino is the northernmost and westernmost ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean.
  9. ↑ Loma Alto de la Bandera is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pico Duarte</span>

Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola and in all the Caribbean. At 3,101 m (10,174 ft) above sea level, it gives the Dominican Republic the 16th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. Additionally, it is only 85 kilometres northeast of the region's lowest point, Lake Enriquillo, 46 m below sea level. It is part of the Cordillera Central range, which extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as the Massif du Nord. The highest elevations of the Cordillera Central are found in the Pico Duarte and Valle Nuevo massifs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pico Naiguatá</span>

Pico Naiguatá is the summit of a mountain in South America near Caracas, Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, of which it is the highest peak. It is situated on the border of the Venezuelan states Miranda and Vargas. With a summit elevation of 2,765 metres (9,072 ft) and a topographic isolation of 2,455 metres (8,054 ft) above sea level, it is the highest point in both of these states and the fourth highest of the Caribbean after Pico Simón Bolivar and Pico Cristóbal Colón of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta range in Colombia and Pico Duarte in the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. ↑ "Pico Duarte". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Pic la Selle". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Blue Mountain Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pic Macaya". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ↑ "Pico Turquino". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Loma Gajo en Medio". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Loma Alto de la Bandera". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Coordinates: 19°01′23″N70°59′52″W / 19.0231°N 70.9977°W / 19.0231; -70.9977 (Pico Duarte)

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