Pitons
The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs, volcanic spires, located in Saint Lucia. Petit Piton is 743 m high and Gros Piton is 798.25 m high; they are linked by the Piton Mitan ridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,579 feet
- Description: volcanic spires in Saint Lucia
- Also known as: “Yukahu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Qualibou and Sulphur Springs.
Qualibou
Volcano
Photo: Trent Foley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Qualibou, also known as the Soufrière Volcanic Center, is a 3.5 × 5 km-wide caldera on the island of Saint Lucia that formed between 32,000 and 39,000 years ago.
Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs is a geothermal field on the island of Saint Lucia. It is located to the southwest in the district of Soufriere, a name given by the French meaning 'sulphur mine', because of the proximity of the town to the site.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Choiseul and Soufriere.
Choiseul
Town
Photo: Enrevseluj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Choiseul was originally known as Anse Citron, and an independent parish was established in 1765. In 1769 a census was done and recorded 75 whites, 25 free coloured, 512 negroes and 69 estates in Choiseul.
Soufriere
Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was colonized by the French and was the original capital of the island.
Saltibus
Hamlet
Saltibus is located on southwestern side of the Island of Saint Lucia. It belongs to one of two of the 11 quarters, or sections of the island, which were sometimes called "districts", which is no longer under control of the British colonial government as of 1979 AD.
Pitons
- Categories: mountain, volcanic plug, and landform
- Location: Gros Piton, Soufrière District, Saint Lucia, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
13.81014° or 13° 48′ 37″ northLongitude
-61.06568° or 61° 3′ 56″ westElevation
2,579 feet (786 metres)Open location code
775WRW6M+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 1675449859OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
Discover Pitons from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Pitons” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بيتونات سانت لوسيا”
- Catalan: “Pitons”
- Chinese: “皮通山”
- Croatian: “Pitons”
- Czech: “Pitons”
- Danish: “Pitonerne”
- Dutch: “Pitons”
- Esperanto: “Pitonoj”
- French: “pitons de Sainte-Lucie”
- French: “Pitons de Sainte-Lucie”
- Galician: “Pitons”
- Georgian: “პიტონის დაცული ტერიტორია”
- German: “Gros Piton”
- German: “Petit Piton”
- German: “Pitons Management Area”
- German: “Pitons”
- Greek: “Pitons”
- Greek: “Ηφαιστειακό Σύμπλεγμα των Πιτόν”
- Hebrew: “פיטונס”
- Italian: “Pitons”
- Japanese: “ピトン”
- Japanese: “ピトン管理地域”
- Korean: “피톤즈”
- Ladin: “Pitons”
- Lithuanian: “Pitono kalnai”
- Maltese: “Pitons”
- Maltese: “Żona ta‘ Ġestjoni tal-Pitons”
- Persian: “پیتونز”
- Persian: “پیتونها”
- Polish: “Gros Piton”
- Polish: “Petit Piton”
- Polish: “Pitons Management Area”
- Polish: “Pitons”
- Portuguese: “Área de Gestão Ambiental dos Pitons”
- Portuguese: “Pitons”
- Russian: “Административная зона потухших вулканов Питон”
- Russian: “Охраняемый природный район Питон”
- Spanish: “Montanas Pitons”
- Spanish: “Montañas Pitons”
- Spanish: “Zona de Gestion Ambiental de las Pitons”
- Spanish: “Zona de Gestión Ambiental de las Pitons”
- Swedish: “Pitonerna”
- Swedish: “Pitons Management Area”
- Swedish: “Pitons”
- Turkish: “Pitons”
- Ukrainian: “Природоохоронна територія Пітон”
- Ukrainian: “Природоохоронна територія Пітонс”
- Venetian: “Pitons”
- Vietnamese: “Pitons”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fond Gens Libre and Morne La Croix.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gros Piton Viewpoint and Gros Piton Nature Trail Interpretation Centre.
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