List of ultras of the 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.
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.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Country | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation | Location |
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1 | Pico Duarte[1][a] | Dominican Republic | Hispaniola | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 3098 m 10,164 ft | 941 km 584 mi | 19°01′23″N 70°59′52″W / 19.0231°N 70.9977°W / 19.0231; -70.9977 (Pico Duarte) |
2 | Pic la Selle[2][b][c] | Haiti | Hispaniola | 2674 m 8,773 ft | 2644 m 8,675 ft | 126.6 km 78.7 mi | 18°21′37″N 71°58′36″W / 18.3602°N 71.9767°W / 18.3602; -71.9767 (Pic la Selle) |
3 | Blue Mountain Peak[3][d][e] | Jamaica | Jamaica | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 2256 m 7,402 ft | 273 km 169.5 mi | 18°02′47″N 76°34′44″W / 18.0465°N 76.5788°W / 18.0465; -76.5788 (Blue Mountain Peak) |
4 | Pic Macaya[4][f] | Haiti | Hispaniola | 2347 m 7,700 ft | 2087 m 6,847 ft | 216 km 134.5 mi | 18°22′56″N 74°01′27″W / 18.3822°N 74.0243°W / 18.3822; -74.0243 (Pic Macaya) |
5 | Pico Turquino[5][g][h] | Cuba | Cuba | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 1974 m 6,476 ft | 217 km 134.7 mi | 19°59′23″N 76°50′10″W / 19.9898°N 76.8360°W / 19.9898; -76.8360 (Pico Turquino) |
6 | Loma Gajo en Medio[6] | Dominican Republic | Hispaniola | 2279 m 7,477 ft | 1779 m 5,837 ft | 57.5 km 35.7 mi | 18°37′45″N 71°30′39″W / 18.6292°N 71.5108°W / 18.6292; -71.5108 (Loma Gajo en Medio) |
7 | Loma Alto de la Bandera[7][i] | Dominican Republic | Hispaniola | 2842 m 9,324 ft | 1512 m 4,961 ft | 43.4 km 27 mi | 18°48′45″N 70°37′36″W / 18.8126°N 70.6268°W / 18.8126; -70.6268 (Loma Alto de la Bandera) |
Gallery
- 1. Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire Caribbean.
See also
- 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
- Geography of the Caribbean
- Geology of the Caribbean
- Category:Mountains of the Caribbean
- commons:Category:Mountains of the Caribbean
- Category:Mountains of the Caribbean
- Physical geography
Notes
- ^ 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 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Pic Macaya is the westernmost summit of its elevation in 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.
- ^ Loma Alto de la Bandera is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean.
References
- ^ "Pico Duarte". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pic la Selle". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Blue Mountain Peak". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pic Macaya". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Pico Turquino". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Loma Gajo en Medio". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ "Loma Alto de la Bandera". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
External links
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^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.
†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.
ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.
#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.19°01′23″N 70°59′52″W / 19.0231°N 70.9977°W / 19.0231; -70.9977 (Pico Duarte)