Deux Mamelles
Overview
Morne Deux Mamelles is the highest mountain at the end of the southwestern peninsula of Haiti, west of Les Anglais and Jérémie, and is far from any road. It has a unique curved (‘U’) shape and is 1281 meters in elevation at its highest point, with 2408 hectares of land above 800 meters. Most of the 769 hectares of land above 1000 meters in elevation is covered with original forest on limestone rock, especially on the southern ridge and southwestern slope. In 2011, biologists made a one-day visit and the mountain is unprotected.
Slope of Morne Deux Mamelles. (Photo Credit: S. Blair Hedges)
Hispaniolan Emerald Chlorostilbon swainsonii Photo Credit: Eladio Fernandez View of cloud forest Photo Credit: Joel C. Timyan Ball Bearing Frog Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus Photo Credit: S. Blair Hedges La Hotte Glanded Frog Eleutherodactylus glandulifer Photo Credit: S. Blair Hedges Spiny forest plant Photo Credit: Joel C. Timyan New Species of Eleutherodactylus Eleutherodactylus sp. nov. Photo Credit: S. Blair Hedges
Topographic Maps
Map Credit: Center for Biodiversity Map Credit: Center for Biodiversity Map Credit: Center for Biodiversity
