List of Ultras of the Caribbean

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Further information: List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean

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See also: List of mountains of the Caribbean and List of the ultra-prominent summits of North America
Pico Duarte is the highest summit of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and the entire 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 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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Main article: List of the most prominent summits of the Caribbean

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.

The seven ultra-prominent summits of the Caribbean
Rank Mountain Peak Country Island Elevation Prominence Isolation Location
1 Pico Duarte[1][2]  Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola 3098 m
10,164 ft		 3098 m
10,164 ft		 941 km
584 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
2 Pic la Selle[3][4][5]  Haiti Island of Hispaniola 2674 m
8,773 ft		 2644 m
8,675 ft		 126.6 km
78.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
3 Blue Mountain Peak[6][7][8]  Jamaica Island of Jamaica 2256 m
7,402 ft		 2256 m
7,402 ft		 273 km
169.5 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
4 Pic Macaya[9][10]  Haiti Island of Hispaniola 2347 m
7,700 ft		 2087 m
6,847 ft		 216 km
134.5 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
5 Pico Turquino[11][12][13]  Cuba Island of Cuba 1974 m
6,476 ft		 1974 m
6,476 ft		 217 km
134.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
6 Loma Gajo en Medio[14]  Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola 2279 m
7,477 ft		 1779 m
5,837 ft		 57.5 km
35.7 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
7 Loma Alto de la Bandera[15][16]  Dominican Republic Island of Hispaniola 2842 m
9,324 ft		 1512 m
4,961 ft		 43.4 km
27.0 mi		 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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References

  1. ↑ The summit of Pico Duarte is the highest point of the Dominican Republic, the Island of Hispaniola, and all islands of the Caribbean Sea.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Pic la Selle is the southernmost and westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean
  4. ↑ The summit of Pic la Selle is the highest point of the Republic of Haiti.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Blue Mountain Peak is the southernmost and westernmost 2000-meter (6562-foot) summit and ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean
  7. ↑ The summit of Blue Mountain Peak is the highest point of the island and the nation of Jamaica.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Pic Macaya is the westernmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Pico Turquino is the northernmost and westernmost ultra-prominent summit of the Caribbean
  12. ↑ The summit of Pico Turquino is the highest point of the island and Republic of Cuba.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Loma Alto de la Bandera is the southernmost and easternmost summit of its elevation in the Caribbean
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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