Petit piton
| Petit piton | |
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 The Petit Piton as seen from the Piton Mitan Ridge. |
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| height | 798 m |
| location | Soufrière , St. Lucia |
| Coordinates | 13 ° 50 ′ 0 ″ N , 61 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ W |
 Mountains on St. Lucia |
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Petit Piton (Eng. "Kleine Scharte" or "Small Summit") is a mountain in the Pitons area , a protected area in the southwest of St. Lucia , and there in the south of the Soufrière district . It is located near the center of Soufrière Bay , south of Soufrière and north of the higher Gros Piton , with which it is connected through the Piton Mitan Ridge . The Petit Piton rises to 739 meters above sea level and consists of an old volcanic core . The Gros Piton towers over it by about 46 meters.
