Its most prominent feature is Mont Pelée, a volcano whose summit reaches about 4,500 feet above sea level. Located along the west coast of Martinique – several miles north of Fort-de-France ...

It’s never easy to climb Mount Pelée, Martinique’s UNESCO-protected volcano that killed nearly 30,000 people when it erupted in 1902. The hike is steep, slippery and treacherous, and fog can obstruct ...