The Cordillera Septentrional is a mountain range that runs parallel to the north coast of the Dominican Republic , with extensions to the northwest as Tortuga island in Haiti , and to the southeast through lowlands to where it rises as the Sierra de Samaná on the Samaná Peninsula .
2-679: The range's highest point is Diego de Ocampo mountain at 1,250 metres (4,100 ft), located near Santiago de los Caballeros in Santiago Province . There are several small plains between the range and the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Rivers have short courses in the range, and most of them flow to the north into the Atlantic. This Dominican Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Diego de Ocampo Pico Diego de Ocampo
4-650: Is the highest point in the Cordillera Septentrional in Santiago Province , Dominican Republic . Located north of Santiago , the peak has been called the city's main natural monument, together with the Yaque River. This peak was named after Diego de Ocampo , a rebel slave leader who hid away in the mountains, pillaged and sabotaged plantations in Concepción de la Vega , San Juan de la Maguana , Azua de Compostela and Bahoruco . He made
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