Blue Mountains, Mountain range in Portland Parish, Jamaica
The Blue Mountains extend across eastern Jamaica, reaching an elevation of 2,256 meters with steep gradients rising from the coastal plain within 16 kilometers.
During colonial times, communities of escaped enslaved people established independent settlements in these mountains, forming the Jamaican Maroon societies.
The mountains produce the internationally recognized Blue Mountain Coffee, cultivated between 600 and 1,500 meters elevation under strict quality control standards.
Visitors can access Blue Mountain Peak through a 11-kilometer trail, requiring a 910-meter elevation gain and typically taking 4 hours to complete.
The mountains contain over 500 flowering plant species and provide habitat for the Homerus swallowtail, the second-largest butterfly in the world.
Location: Portland Parish
Elevation above the sea: 2,256 m
GPS coordinates: 18.10000,-76.66667
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:06
Jamaica offers a variety of natural sites: waterfalls like Dunn's River Falls, Caribbean beaches such as Seven Mile Beach, museums including the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston, and colonial homes like Rose Hall. The Blue Mountains, limestone caves, and navigable rivers are part of the island's natural heritage. Botanical gardens, mineral springs, and bird sanctuaries complete these attractions.
Blue Mountain Peak
11 km
Bob Marley Museum
14.9 km
King's House, Jamaica
15.1 km
Emancipation Park
17 km
Fort Charles (Jamaica)
26.1 km
Giddy House
26.2 km
Hellshire Beach
33 km
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
10.4 km
National Gallery of Jamaica
20.3 km
Winifred Beach
31.8 km
Hope Botanical Gardens
12.3 km
Devon House
16.1 km
Phillippo Baptist Church
32.9 km
Hibbert House
19.2 km
Fort George, Jamaica
19.3 km
Church of the Redeemer, Jamaica
19 km
Folly Lighthouse
25.6 km
Plumb Point Lighthouse
22.4 km
Somerset Falls
16 km
Frenchman's Cove Beach
29.5 km
Trench Town Culture Yard Museum
19.7 km
East Peak (tumoy sa bukid sa Jamaica)
11.6 km
Harbour Head (luuk)
18 km
National Museum Jamaica
19.7 km
Negro Aroused
20.2 km
Blue and John Crow Mountains
10.4 km
Macca Sucker
28.7 km
Sugarman Beach
33.2 kmReviews
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