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Cuba's terrain is mostly flat or rolling plains, with rugged hills and mountains in the southeast. The lowest point is the Caribbean Sea at 0 m ( sea level ) and the highest point is Pico Turquino at 1,974 m (6,476 ft), part of the Sierra Maestra mountain range, located in the southeast of the island.
Pico Turquino in the Sierra Maestra, Cuba's highest mountain. The Sierra Maestra is a mountain range that runs westward across the south of the old Oriente Province in southeast Cuba, rising abruptly from the coast. The range falls mainly within the Santiago de Cuba and in Granma Provinces. [1] Some view it as a series of connecting ranges ...
Sierra de los Órganos. Sierra del Rosario. Categories: Landforms of Cuba. Mountain ranges of the Caribbean. Mountain ranges of North America by country. Mountain ranges by country. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
Location of Escambray Mountains in Cuba. Country. Cuba. Provinces. Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Sancti Spíritus. Range coordinates. 21°59′05″N 80°07′57″W. / 21.98472°N 80.13250°W / 21.98472; -80.13250. The Escambray Mountains ( Spanish: Sierra del Escambray) are a mountain range in the central region of Cuba, in the ...
Pico Turquino ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˌpi.ko tuɾˈki.no] ), sometimes erroneously spelled as Pico Torquino, [ 1] is the highest point in Cuba. It is located in the southeast part of the island, in the Sierra Maestra mountain range in the municipality of Guamá, Santiago de Cuba Province. It is the only place in Cuba where snowfall has been ...
Established. 1930 [2] Sierra Cristal National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Sierra Cristal) is a national park in Cuba. It is located in the municipalities of Mayarí and Sagua de Tánamo in southern Holguín Province. It was the first National Park created in Cuba in 1930, [2] and covers an area of 185.37 km 2 (71.57 sq mi).
Of the 20 highest major summits of the Caribbean, only Pico Duarte exceeds 3000 meters (9843 feet) elevation, six peaks exceed 2000 meters (6562 feet), and 15 peaks exceed 1000 meters (3281 feet) elevation.
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.