The Cordillera Central is the highest mountain range in the Dominican Republic and in all of the Caribbean, running through the center of the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles.

[2] It is connected to the Massif du Nord mountain range in Haiti.

Connected to the smaller Massif du Nord in Haiti, it gradually bends southwards and finishes near the town of San Cristóbal on the Caribbean coastal plains.

Because of its altitude, cool temperature, and scenic vistas, the Cordillera Central is also known as the "Dominican Alps".

In the southwest corner of the country, south of the Cordillera Central, there are two, largely dry and rocky ranges.