The Blue Mountains is the longest mountain range in eastern Jamaica that extends for about 30 miles (50 km) from Stony Hill, 8 miles north of Kingston, eastward to the Caribbean Sea. The highest point in the range is Blue Mountain Peak (7,402 feet [2,256 metres]). The Blue Mountains are thickly covered with tree ferns. The slopes facing the trade winds receive an average of 200 inches (5,000 mm) of rain annually, resulting in much topsoil erosion and a network of streams.

Winter temperatures generally may fall to 45 °F (7 °C), but frost and sleet have been experienced on Blue Mountain Peak. Coffee, formerly grown on large plantations, is cultivated in the valleys by commercial and small farmers. It is among the most expensive coffees in the world and is exported mainly to Japan.

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