Pico Duarte

Pico Duarte
Pico Duarte
	View from La Pelona summit, 1996
Highest point
Elevation	3,101 m (10,174 ft)
Prominence	3,101 m (10,174 ft)
Listing	Highest ocean islands 16th; World most prominent peaks 79th; North America prominent peak 14th; North America isolated peaks 9th; Caribbean high point; Country high point;
Coordinates	19°01′23″N 70°59′53″W / 19.02306°N 70.99806°W
Geography
	Pico Duarte Pico Duarte's location in the Dominican Republic
Location	San Juan Province, Dominican Republic
Parent range	Cordillera Central
Climbing
First ascent	1851 by Robert H. Schomburgk
Easiest route	Hike

Pico Duarte is the highest peak in the Dominican Republic, on the island of Hispaniola and in all the Caribbean. At 3,101 m (10,174 ft) above sea level, it gives Hispaniola the 16th-highest maximum elevation of any island in the world. Additionally, it is only 85 kilometres (53 miles) northeast of the region's lowest point, Lake Enriquillo, 46 m (151 ft) below sea level. It is part of the Cordillera Central range, which extends from the plains between San Cristóbal and Baní to the northwestern peninsula of Haiti, where it is known as the Massif du Nord. The highest elevations of the Cordillera Central are found in the Pico Duarte and Valle Nuevo massifs.

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