Pitons

Natural SiteWorld Heritage Site

Volcanic spires in Saint Lucia

The Pitons are two mountainous volcanic plugs, volcanic spires, located in Saint Lucia. Petit Piton is 743 m (2,438 ft) high and Gros Piton is 798.25 m (2,618.9 ft) high; they are linked by the Piton Mitan ridge. Piton means mountain peak in French, so Petit and Gros Piton respectively refer to the smaller and larger peak. The Pitons are a World Heritage Site, 2,909 ha in size, and located near the town of Soufrière.

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Where it is

1
Gros PitonNatural Site · 880 m
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Petit PitonNatural Site · 2.9 km
3
QualibouNatural Site · 4.3 km
4
Mount GimieNatural Site · 9.0 km
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La SoufrièreNatural Site · 54 km
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Saint VincentNatural Site · 64 km

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