List of extreme summits of the Caribbean explained

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:

  1. The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.[2]
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3] [2]
  3. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.[4]

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Northernmost high summits

The northernmost summits of their elevation in the Caribbean

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
4Island of Cuba21.9853°N -80.1327°W
3Island of Cuba20.0115°N -75.627°W
2Island of Cuba19.9898°N -76.836°W
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W

Southernmost high summits

The southernmost summits of their elevation in the Caribbean

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
9Island of Trinidad10.7231°N -61.2499°W
8Island of Saint Vincent13.3477°N -61.1761°W
7Island of Martinique14.8092°N -61.1654°W
6Island of Dominica15.504°N -61.3981°W
5île de Basse-Terre16.0449°N -61.6638°W
4Island of Jamaica18.0465°N -76.5788°W
3Island of Hispaniola18.3602°N -71.9767°W
2Island of Hispaniola18.8126°N -70.6268°W
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W

Easternmost high summits

The easternmost summits of their elevation in the Caribbean

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
7Island of Tobago11.2833°N -60.6333°W
6Island of Saint Lucia13.8637°N -61.0117°W
5Island of Martinique14.8092°N -61.1654°W
4Island of Dominica15.504°N -61.3981°W
3île de Basse-Terre16.0449°N -61.6638°W
2Island of Hispaniola18.8126°N -70.6268°W
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W

Westernmost high summits

The westernmost summits of their elevation in the Caribbean

!Rank!Mountain Peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
6Island of Cuba21.9853°N -80.1327°W
5Island of Cuba19.9898°N -76.836°W
4Island of Jamaica18.0465°N -76.5788°W
3Island of Hispaniola18.3822°N -74.0243°W
2Island of Hispaniola18.3602°N -71.9767°W
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. This article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least 100m (300feet) of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 500m (1,600feet) of topographic prominence. All summits in this article have at least 500 meters of topographic prominence. An ultra-prominent summit is a summit with at least 1500m (4,900feet) of topographic prominence.
  2. If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown.
  3. The topographic prominence of a summit is the topographic elevation difference between the summit and its highest or key col to a higher summit. The summit may be near its key col or quite far away. The key col for Denali in Alaska is the Isthmus of Rivas in Nicaragua, 7642km (4,749miles) away.
  4. The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation.

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