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Doyle's Delight Location of Doyle's Delight in Belize
Doyle's DelightElevation 1,124 m (3,688 ft) [1] Listing Country high point Location Location 
BelizeRange Cockscomb Range Coordinates 16°30′00″N 89°03′00″W / 16.5°N 89.05°WCoordinates: 16°30′00″N 89°03′00″W / 16.5°N 89.05°W Doyle's Delight is the highest peak in Belize (1,124 m). It lies in the Cockscomb Range, a spur of the Maya Mountains in Western Belize.
The name Doyle's Delight was first coined in by Sharon Matola in 1989 Report and based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's book "The Lost World" (1912), which contains the quote "there must be something wild and wonderful in a country such as this, and we're the men to find it out!".
This name has meanwhile achieved widespread acceptation. The official Government of Belize Website lists Doyle's Delight as the Highest Point for Belize and Belmopan. The capital of Belize has a "Doyle's Delight Street". Recently [2] there has been an attempt to rename the peak to "Kaan Witz" which is Maya for "Sky Mountain". But is not official yet.
Expeditions
In 2007, the first scientist-expedition reached the summit by using a helicopter. Biological-diversity Belize.
Two more expeditions by mountaineers, in 2007 and 2008, reached the summit by hiking and climbing for eight days through the virgin jungle. The second expedition members included: Bruno Kuppinger (Germany), Christian Rodriguez [3](Guatemala), Douglas Leonardo (Guatemala), Emilino Sho (Belize), Alfredo, and Erick Cho (Belize). [4]
References
- ^ "Doyle's Delight" on Peakbagger.com lists this peak at 1,174 m elevation. Retrieved 2 October 2011
- ^ Biodiversity in Belize
- ^ Guatemalan mountainner
- ^ Expedition 2008 report.
- Ascenso a la cima Doyle’s Delight, el punto más alto de Belice
Description: Montanismo y Exploración. June 2008
- Ascenso a la cima Doyle’s Delight, el punto más alto de Belice
- Biodiversity & Environmental resource data system of Belize
Categories:- Mountains of Belize
- Belize geography stubs
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