CARBET MOUNTAINS

French Pitons Du Carbet, volcanic massif on the Caribbean island of Martinique, in the Lesser Antilles, French West Indies. The peaks are about 3 1/2 mi (6 km) from the west coast, standing between Saint-Pierre and Fort-de-France. They include Lacroix (3,924 ft ), Piquet (3,806 ft), Dumauz (3,638 ft), Alma (3,625 ft), and Boucher (3,510 ft). The massif extends in a northwest to southeast direction for about 50 mi. It is the source of the water that wells up in hot springs at the town of Absalon. An observatory for studying Mt. Pele (see Pele, Mount) was built in 1932.