Pic la Selle (; ), also called Morne La Selle, is the highest peak in Haiti at above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range and has a pine forest. The species black-capped petrel inhabitants the mountain. There are no formal trails on the mountain.
Name
The mountain is referred to as both Pic la Selle and Morne La Selle.
History
The U.S. National Geodetic Survey reached the summit of Pic la Selle in 1919. Botanists Erik Leonard Ekman and Alexander Wetmore conducted an expedition to Pic la Selle in 1927.
Geography
Pic la Selle is to in height and is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is the highest point in Haiti. There are 6,845 hectares of land in the mountain above .
There were no formal trails on the mountain as of 2019. William Krauss, writing for The New York Times in 1941, noted that most climbers ignored Pic la Selle as it was not high enough for professionals and too inaccessible for others.
Environment
A forest of pine trees is present above the elevation of . Celestus macrotus is present on the northeastern slopes of Pic la Selle. A report in the 1930s listed white-winged warblers, and eastern chat-tanagers, and Antillean siskins as being present on the mountain. A breeding colony of black-capped petrel was present in the 1960s and the species still inhabitants the mountain as of 2011.
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External links
- "Pic La Selle" on Summitpost.org