Most Prominent Summits
The following sortable table lists the 15 most topographically prominent mountain peaks of the Caribbean.
The first seven of these summits each have at least 1500 meters (4921.3 feet) of topographic prominence. See the List of Ultras in the Caribbean for a table of the seven summits with at least 1500 meters of topographic prominence.
Rank | Mountain Peak | Nation | Island | Elevation | Prominence | Isolation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pico Duarte PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | !B9919614879790 3098 m 10,164 ft |
!B9919614879790 3098 m 10,164 ft |
!B9862458224396 941 km 584 mi |
2 | Pic la Selle PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | !B9921064279264 2680 m 8,793 ft |
!B9921176850810 2650 m 8,694 ft |
!B9882499491861 127 km 79 mi |
3 | Blue Mountain Peak PB | Jamaica | Island of Jamaica | !B9922786513873 2256 m 7,402 ft |
!B9922786513873 2256 m 7,402 ft |
!B9874849731467 272 km 169 mi |
4 | Pic Macaya PB | Haiti | Island of Hispaniola | !B9922391068041 2347 m 7,700 ft |
!B9923565170929 2087 m 6,847 ft |
!B9877180316954 216 km 134 mi |
5 | Pico Real del Turquino PB | Cuba | Island of Cuba | !B9924121827800 1974 m 6,476 ft |
!B9924121827800 1974 m 6,476 ft |
!B9877025795600 219 km 136 mi |
6 | Loma Gajo en Medio PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | !B9922685079707 2279 m 7,477 ft |
!B9925161933123 1779 m 5,837 ft |
!B9890446424213 57 km 36 mi |
7 | Loma Alto de la Bandera PB | Dominican Republic | Island of Hispaniola | !B9920477366913 2842 m 9,324 ft |
!B9926854471676 1502 m 4,928 ft |
!B9892758519466 45 km 28 mi |
8 | La Grande Soufrière PB | Guadeloupe | île de Basse-Terre | !B9927090252218 1467 m 4,813 ft |
!B9927090252218 1467 m 4,813 ft |
!B9865329553156 706 km 439 mi |
9 | Morne Diablotins PB | Dominica | Island of Dominica | !B9927227522733 1447 m 4,747 ft |
!B9927227522733 1447 m 4,747 ft |
!B9888845714734 67 km 42 mi |
10 | Montagne Pelée PB | Martinique | Island of Martinique | !B9927579176407 1397 m 4,583 ft |
!B9927579176407 1397 m 4,583 ft |
!B9887095932815 80 km 50 mi |
11 | Cerro de Punta PB | Puerto Rico | Island of Puerto Rico | !B9928010149491 1338 m 4,390 ft |
!B9928010149491 1338 m 4,390 ft |
!B9870238885796 432 km 268 mi |
12 | La Soufrière PB | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Island of Saint Vincent | !B9928819837955 1234 m 4,049 ft |
!B9928819837955 1234 m 4,049 ft |
!B9880042780839 162 km 101 mi |
13 | Mount Liamuiga PB | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Island of Saint Kitts | !B9929472789507 1156 m 3,793 ft |
!B9929472789507 1156 m 3,793 ft |
!B9878437480494 190 km 118 mi |
14 | Mount Gimie PB | Saint Lucia | Island of Saint Lucia | !B9931435380154 950 m 3,117 ft |
!B9931435380154 950 m 3,117 ft |
!B9890215100244 59 km 36 mi |
15 | Aripo Peak PB | Trinidad and Tobago | Island of Trinidad | !B9931541201247 940 m 3,084 ft |
!B9931541201247 940 m 3,084 ft |
!B9880688248325 152 km 94 mi |
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