List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean explained

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks[1] of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.

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] The first table below ranks the 20 highest major summits of the Caribbean by elevation.
  2. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.[3] [2] The second table below ranks the 20 most prominent summits of the Caribbean.
  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] The third table below ranks the 20 most isolated major summits of the Caribbean.

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Highest major summits

Of the 20 highest major summits of the Caribbean, only Pico Duarte exceeds 3000m (10,000feet) elevation, six peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet), and 15 peaks exceed 1000m (3,000feet) elevation.

Of these 20 peaks, three are located in the Dominican Republic, three in Cuba, two in Haiti, two in Saint Kitts and Nevis, one each in Jamaica, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Montserrat, and Venezuela.

The 20 highest summits of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W
2Island of Hispaniola18.8126°N -70.6268°W
3Island of Hispaniola18.3602°N -71.9767°W
4Island of Hispaniola18.3822°N -74.0243°W
5Island of Hispaniola18.6292°N -71.5108°W
6Island of Jamaica18.0465°N -76.5788°W
7Island of Cuba19.9898°N -76.836°W
8île de Basse-Terre16.0449°N -61.6638°W
9Island of Dominica15.504°N -61.3981°W
10Island of Martinique14.8092°N -61.1654°W
11Island of Puerto Rico18.1722°N -66.5917°W
12Island of Cuba20.0115°N -75.627°W
13Island of Saint Vincent13.3477°N -61.1761°W
14Saint Christopher Island
(Island of Saint Kitts)
17.3685°N -62.8029°W
15Island of Cuba21.9853°N -80.1327°W
16Island of Nevis17.1501°N -62.5834°W
17Island of Saint Lucia13.8637°N -61.0117°W
18Island of Trinidad10.7231°N -61.2499°W
19, Island of Montserrat16.7123°N -62.1756°W
20Isla de Margarita10.9975°N -63.9126°W

Most prominent summits

See also: List of the ultra-prominent summits of the Caribbean. Of the 20 most prominent summits of the Caribbean, only Pico Duarte exceeds 3000m (10,000feet) of topographic prominence. Four peaks exceed 2000m (7,000feet), seven peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least 1500m (4,900feet), and 13 peaks exceed 1000m (3,000feet) of topographic prominence.

Of these 20 peaks, three are located in the Dominican Republic, two in Haiti, two in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and one each in Jamaica, Cuba, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Montserrat, Venezuela, Saba, and Grenada.

The 20 most topographically prominent summits of the Caribbean

!Rank!Mountain peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W
2Island of Hispaniola18.3602°N -71.9767°W
3Island of Jamaica18.0465°N -76.5788°W
4Island of Hispaniola18.3822°N -74.0243°W
5Island of Cuba19.9898°N -76.836°W
6Island of Hispaniola18.6292°N -71.5108°W
7Island of Hispaniola18.8126°N -70.6268°W
8île de Basse-Terre16.0449°N -61.6638°W
9Island of Dominica15.504°N -61.3981°W
10Island of Martinique14.8092°N -61.1654°W
11Island of Puerto Rico18.1722°N -66.5917°W
12Island of Saint Vincent13.3477°N -61.1761°W
13Saint Christopher Island
(Island of Saint Kitts)
17.3685°N -62.8029°W
14Island of Nevis17.1501°N -62.5834°W
15Island of Saint Lucia13.8637°N -61.0117°W
16Island of Trinidad10.7231°N -61.2499°W
17Island of Montserrat16.7123°N -62.1756°W
18Isla de Margarita10.9975°N -63.9126°W
19Island of Saba17.6348°N -63.2377°W
20Island of Grenada12.1623°N -61.675°W

Most isolated major summits

Of the 20 most isolated major summits of the Caribbean, Pico Duarte and La Grande Soufrière exceed 500km (300miles) of topographic isolation, seven peaks exceed 200km (100miles), and 14 peaks exceed 100km (100miles) of topographic isolation.

Of these 20 peaks, three are located in Cuba, two in the Dominican Republic, two in Haiti, two in Trinidad and Tobago, and one each in Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Granada, the British Virgin Islands, Martinique, Dominica, Montserrat, and Saint Lucia.

The 20 most topographically isolated summits of the Caribbean with at least 500 meters of topographic prominence

!Rank!Mountain peak!Country!Island!Elevation!Prominence!Isolation!Location
1Island of Hispaniola19.0231°N -70.9977°W
2île de Basse-Terre16.0449°N -61.6638°W
3Island of Puerto Rico18.1722°N -66.5917°W
4Island of Cuba21.9853°N -80.1327°W
5Island of Jamaica18.0465°N -76.5788°W
6Island of Cuba19.9898°N -76.836°W
7Island of Hispaniola18.3822°N -74.0243°W
8Saint Christopher Island
(Island of Saint Kitts)
17.3685°N -62.8029°W
9Island of Saint Vincent13.3477°N -61.1761°W
10Island of Trinidad10.7231°N -61.2499°W
11Island of Grenada12.1623°N -61.675°W
12Island of Hispaniola18.3602°N -71.9767°W
13Island of Tortola18.4095°N -64.6556°W
14Island of Cuba20.0115°N -75.627°W
15Island of Martinique14.8092°N -61.1654°W
16Island of Dominica15.504°N -61.3981°W
17Island of Montserrat16.7123°N -62.1756°W
18Island of Saint Lucia13.8637°N -61.0117°W
19Island of Hispaniola18.6292°N -71.5108°W
20Island of Tobogo11.2833°N -60.6333°W

See also

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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.