| Massif du Nord | |
| Elevation M: | 1219.2[1] |
| Location: | Haiti |
| Map: | Haiti |
| Coordinates: | 19.5833°N -72.4167°W |
The Massif du Nord is the longest mountain range of Haiti.[2]
The mountain range is located in the northern region of Haiti, in the departments of the and in . The range's altitude varies from 600m-1210mm (2,000feet-3,970feetm). The Plaine-du-Nord lies along the northern border with the Dominican Republic, between the Massif du Nord and the North Atlantic Ocean. This lowland area of 2000abbr=onNaNabbr=on is about 150km (90miles) long and 30km (20miles) wide.
It is the western extension of the Cordillera Central that runs through the Dominican Republic.[3] [4] This channel extends to the northwest under the name of the Chaîne du Haut-Piton.
A narrow northern coastal plain lies north of the range on the Caribbean Sea. The Guayamouc River flows south from the range.[5]
The Massif du Nord separates the city of from the capital Port-au-Prince.
After the Haitian Revolution, the Citadelle Laferrière was built by King Henri Christophe. It overlooks the city of from its height of 865abbr=onNaNabbr=on.[6]