Hiking the Tallest Caribbean Mountains & Volcanoes
If you’re looking for a challenging hike, the Caribbean (Antilles archipelago) offers some amazing mountains and volcanoes to ascend / descend. In terms of absolute elevation…
The Caribbean’s highest mountain (and volcano) peaks are:
- Dominican Republic
- (1) Pico Duarte at 10,164 feet (3,098m)
- (2) Loma Alto de la Bandera at 9,324 feet (2,842m)
- (5) Loma Gajo en Medio at 7,477 feet (2,279m)
- Haiti
- (3) Pic la Selle at 8,773 feet (2,674m)
- (4) Pic Macaya at 7,700 feet (2,347m)
- Jamaica
- (6) Blue Mountain Peak at 7,402 feet (2,256m)
- Cuba
- (7) Pico Turquino at 6,476 feet (1,974m)
- (12) Gran Piedra at 4,098 feet (1,249m)
- (15) Pico San Juan at 3,740 feet (1,140m)
- Guadeloupe
- (8) La Grande Soufrière at 4,813 feet (1,467m)
- Dominica
- (9) Morne Diablotins at 4,747 feet (1,447m)
- Martinique
- (10) Montagne Pelée at 4,577 feet (1,395m)
- Puerto Rico
- (11) Cerro de Punta at 4,389 feet (1,338m)
- St. Vincent
- (13) La Soufrière at 4,049 feet (1,234m)
- St. Kitts
- (14) Mount Liamuiga at 3,793 feet (1,156m)
That said, there are a number of islands throughout the Caribbean with trails that will make you work up a sweat. The best Caribbean Islands for ‘mountainous’ hiking are volcanic in nature and include Dominica, Jamaica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Guadeloupe, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Saint Vincent and Grenada. FYI – Some volcanoes on the Windward islands of Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and Grenada are still active today.
Other islands that have decent ‘mountainous’ hiking can be found in the lesser known or visited Leeward islands and include Montserrat, Saba and St. Eustatius.
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