Blue Mountain Peak is the highest

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and one of the highest peaks in the Caribbean at . It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee. It is located on the border of the

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and Saint Thomas parishes of Jamaica. The Blue Mountain Peak is part of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, which became a

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in 2015.

Hiking

The Blue Mountains are popular for hiking and camping. The traditional Blue Mountain trek is a hike to the peak and consists of a increase in elevation. Jamaicans prefer to reach the peak at sunrise, thus the 3- to 4-hour hike is usually undertaken in darkness. Since the sky is usually very clear in the mornings, Cuba can be seen in the distance. There is a park fee to pay to hike on the peak.Lindsey Kilifin
A Guide To Hiking The Jamaican Blue Mountains
''Theculturetrip.com'', 9 February 2017 (accessed on 3 October 2019)

Flora

The famous Blue Mountain coffee is grown on the mountain. The small coffee farming communities of Claverty Cottage and

Hagley Gap Hagley Gap is a settlement in Saint Thomas parish in southeastern Jamaica. It is a farming village, located from Kingston near the top of the Blue Mountains, whose primary source of revenue is Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. Hagley Gap is ...

are located near the peak. Some of the plants found on the Blue Mountain cannot be found anywhere else in the world and they are often of a dwarfed sort. This is mainly due to the cold climate which inhibits growth.

Birds

File:Vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima).jpg, Vervain hummingbird (''Mellisuga minima''), Strawberry Hill, Jamaica File:Jamaican Spindalis RWD4.jpg, Male Jamaican spindalis (''Spindalis nigricephala''), Blue Mountains, Jamaica File:Setophaga pharetra Blue Mountains 1.jpg,

Arrowhead warbler The arrowhead warbler (''Setophaga pharetra'') is a species of bird in the family Parulidae. It is endemic to Jamaica. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains ...

''Setophaga pharetra'', Blue Mountains, Jamaica.

References

External links

* Mountains of Jamaica Extreme points of Jamaica Geography of Portland Parish Geography of Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica Highest points of countries Blue Mountains (Jamaica) {{Jamaica-geo-stub

Hiking

Flora

Birds

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