Loma Alto de la Bandera is a

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually highe ...

in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

located within

Valle Nuevo National Park :::''This list is for national parks in the Dominican Republic. For national parks in the similarly named country of Dominica, see List of national parks of Dominica.'' List of the National parks of the Dominican Republic, located on and near ...

, which is in the province of

La Vega Province La Vega () is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province. History The first settlement made by Christopher Columbus in the area was on December 8, 1494. Its initial economic development wa ...

. During the

United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–24) Military occupations of the Dominican Republic have occurred several times, including: * Haitian occupation of the Dominican Republic, from 1822 to 1844 * * * * * *Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic In 1861, Dominican general Pedro ...

, the mountain was mapped, catalogued, and measured to a height of 9324 ft. (2842 m), with a

prominence In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ...

of 4961 ft. (1512m). Due to the peak's relative proximity to

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

, the mountaintop is coated with

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towers, including those used for

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Las Américas International Airport Las Américas International Airport ( es, Aeropuerto Internacional Las Américas, or AILA) is an international airport located in Punta Caucedo, near Santo Domingo and Boca Chica in the Dominican Republic. The airport is run by Aeropuertos Domi ...

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