Morne Diablotins is the highest mountain in

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

, an island-nation in the

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Lesser Antilles. It is the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles, after La Grande Soufrière in

Guadeloupe Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...

. Morne Diablotins is located in the northern interior of the island, about north of Dominica's capital Roseau and about southeast of Portsmouth, the island's second-largest town. It is located within Morne Diablotin National Park.“Caribbean Hiking” by M. Timothy O’Keefe, Google Books
/ref> The mountain is volcanic, and last erupted c. 30,000 years ago. There are no known historical eruptions. The source of the

Toulaman River The Toulaman River is a river in Dominica. Its source is in the Morne Diablotins. It flows into the sea on the northeastern coast, north of Marigot. See also *List of rivers of Dominica Dominica is an island-nation in the Caribbean that is ...

lies in the mountain area. Morne Diablotins shares its name with the local term for the rare black-capped petrel (''Pterodroma hasitata'').

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