List of mountain peaks of the Caribbean

This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaksThis article defines a significant summit as a summit with at least of topographic prominence, and a major summit as a summit with at least 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 of topographic prominence. of the islands of the Caribbean Sea.

The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways: The topographic elevation of a summit measures the height of the summit above a geodetic sea level.If the elevation or prominence of a summit is calculated as a range of values, the arithmetic mean is shown. The first table below ranks the 20 highest major summits of the Caribbean by elevation. The topographic prominence of a summit is a measure of how high the summit rises above its surroundings.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, away. The second table below ranks the 20 most prominent summits of the Caribbean. The topographic isolation (or radius of dominance) of a summit measures how far the summit lies from its nearest point of equal elevation.The topographic isolation of a summit is the great-circle distance to its nearest point of equal elevation. 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 elevation, six peaks exceed , and 15 peaks exceed 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 prominenceRankMountain peakCountryIslandElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Island of Hispaniola2Island of Hispaniola3Island of Hispaniola4Island of Hispaniola5Island of Hispaniola6Island of Jamaica7Island of Cuba8île de Basse-Terre9Island of Dominica10Island of Martinique11Island of Puerto Rico12Island of Cuba13Island of Saint Vincent14Saint Christopher Island(Island of Saint Kitts)15Island of Cuba16Island of Nevis17Island of Saint Lucia18Island of Trinidad19, Island of Montserrat20Isla de Margarita

Most prominent summits

Of the 20 most prominent summits of the Caribbean, only Pico Duarte exceeds of topographic prominence. Four peaks exceed , seven peaks are ultra-prominent summits with at least , and 13 peaks exceed 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 CaribbeanRankMountain peakCountryIslandElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Island of Hispaniola2Island of Hispaniola3Island of Jamaica4Island of Hispaniola5Island of Cuba6Island of Hispaniola7Island of Hispaniola8île de Basse-Terre9Island of Dominica10Island of Martinique11Island of Puerto Rico12Island of Saint Vincent13Saint Christopher Island(Island of Saint Kitts)14Island of Nevis15Island of Saint Lucia16Island of Trinidad17Island of Montserrat18Isla de Margarita19Island of Saba20Island of Grenada

Most isolated major summits

Of the 20 most isolated major summits of the Caribbean, Pico Duarte and La Grande Soufrière exceed of topographic isolation, seven peaks exceed , and 14 peaks exceed 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 prominenceRankMountain peakCountryIslandElevationProminenceIsolationLocation1Island of Hispaniola2île de Basse-Terre3Island of Puerto Rico4Island of Cuba5Island of Jamaica6Island of Cuba7Island of Hispaniola8Saint Christopher Island(Island of Saint Kitts)9Island of Saint Vincent10Island of Trinidad11Island of Grenada12Island of Hispaniola13Island of Tortola14Island of Cuba15Island of Martinique16Island of Dominica17Island of Montserrat18Island of Saint Lucia19Island of Hispaniola20Island of Tobogo

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