Mount Alvernia

highest point in the Bahamas

Mount Alvernia (formerly Como Hill) is on Cat Island in the Bahamas. It is the highest point in the country at 63 metres (207 ft) above sea level. The mountain shares its name with a school in Montego Bay, Jamaica.

Mount Alvernia
The Hermitage on the summit of Mount Alvernia
Highest point
Elevation63 m (207 ft)[1]
Prominence63 m (207 ft)[1]
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates24°17′39″N 75°24′30″W / 24.29417°N 75.40833°W / 24.29417; -75.40833[1]
Geography
Mount Alvernia is located in Bahamas
Mount Alvernia
Mount Alvernia
Location of Mount Alvernia in the Bahamas
Location Bahamas

The name is for La Verna, the hill in Tuscany where St. Francis of Assisi received the Wounds of the Cross.[2]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Mount Avernia" on Peakbagger Retrieved 24 September 2011
  2. "The Hermitage on Mount Alvernia" Archived 2020-04-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 24 September 2011