| Mont Itoupé | |
|---|---|
| Sommet Tabulaire | |
  Mont Itoupé Location in French Guiana | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 826 m (2,710 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 637 m (2,090 ft)[2] |
| Coordinates | 3°01′22″N53°05′02″W / 3.02278°N 53.08387°W /3.02278; -53.08387 |
| Geography | |
| Location | Camopi/Maripasoula,French Guiana |
Mont Itoupé (alsoSommet Tabulaire[3]) is an 826-metre high (2,710 ft) mountain on the border of theCamopi andMaripasoulacommunes inFrench Guiana,France. It is the second highest mountain in French Guiana afterBellevue de l'Inini.[3] The mountain is located in theGuiana Amazonian Park,[4] and is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south ofSaül.[5]
Mont Itoupé is a mountain covered incloud forests.[6] Often the top of the mountain is literally covered in clouds.[3] To the west of the mountain are theWaki Plains, a vast nearly unexplored land. To the south is aTeko trail which links theMaroni to theOyapock river. Even though the mountain stands in a very remote area, some trees bear witness to theBalatá harvesting of the late 19th century.[3]
There is a remarkable difference between the eastern and western slope of the mountain. The eastern slope has an opencanopy with dense undergrowth, while on the western side the undergrowth is less dense or even absent and contains endemic species in the canopy.[7]
More than 130 plant species have been identified including the rareChamaecostus curcumoides, andPitcairnia sastrei. As of 2014, around twenty plant species new to science and not yet described have been discovered around the mountain.[8]