# Blue Mountain Community, Williamsfield, Manchester Parish

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Community · Williamsfield 

# Blue Mountain

Blue Mountain is a community of Jamaica in Williamsfield, Manchester Parish. It covers **7.18 km²**. 3 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 7.2km²
- 353 mtypical elevation

## Where is Blue Mountain?

Blue Mountain lies in [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/), [Manchester Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 5 other communities: [Banana Ground](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/banana-ground/), [Bellefield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/bellefield/), [Comfort](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/mandeville/comfort/), [Porus](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/porus/porus/) and [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/williamsfield/). By area it is the 489th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 14.4% of [Williamsfield](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/manchester/williamsfield/). The centre of Blue Mountain is about 68 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. The centre point is at 18.0686° N, 77.4311° W.

Source: [Jamaica Social Development Commission (sdc.gov.jm) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-jam).

## Things to see in and around Blue Mountain

### Nearby, outside Blue Mountain

- Banana Ground Sink #1 · cave, Banana Ground1.7 km
- Banana Ground Sink #2 · cave, Banana Ground1.7 km
- Alvin Piece Cave · cave, Bellefield2.8 km
- Sunday Hole · cave, Cumberland2.8 km
- Garden Piece Holes · cave, Cumberland3.6 km
- Ganja Pot · cave, Bombay3.7 km
- Peace River Sink · cave, Thompson Town3.7 km
- Mistress Bell Cave · cave, Thompson Town3.8 km
- Peace River Cave · cave, Thompson Town3.8 km
- Cabbage Hall Caverns · cave, Cumberland4.0 km
- Boundary Pot · cave, Cumberland4.1 km
- Bombay Sinkhole 4 · cave, Chantilly4.6 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Blue Mountain

- Time zoneUTC−5, no daylight saving · America/Jamaica
- CurrencyDollar (JMD)
- Country calling code+1-876
- LanguagesEnglish
- Plug typesType A, B
- Driving sideLeft

### Nearest airports

- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel61 km
- Tinson Pen Airport (KTP) · Tinson Pen65 km

### Nearest railway station

Greenvale Station (Mile Gully), about 15 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:33) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 17:36).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Blue Mountain

Open gazetteers list **3 villages, towns and localities** in Blue Mountain. Settlements here lie between about 353 m and 524 m above sea level (median 353 m).

- Blue Mountain
- Prentis Hill
- Strickland

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Weather in Blue Mountain and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Williamsfield, the warmest month is Aug (average 29 °C) and the coolest is Jan (27 °C), after allowing for this place being about 212 m lower than the climate reference point (about 6.5 °C per 1,000 m). About 964 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Oct (162 mm) and the driest Feb (23 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 27 43 

Feb 27 23 

Mar 28 36 

Apr 29 51 

May 29 126 

Jun 29 91 

Jul 29 69 

Aug 29 95 

Sep 29 128 

Oct 29 162 

Nov 28 92 

Dec 27 49 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Blue Mountain

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hargreaves Memorial Hospital · Mandeville 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04378&mlon=-77.50729#map=17/18.04378/-77.50729) 

Bank National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica · Mandeville 8.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04267&mlon=-77.50492#map=17/18.04267/-77.50492) 

ATM National Commercial Bank · Mandeville 8.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04584&mlon=-77.50786#map=17/18.04584/-77.50786) 

Petrol pump Texaco · Williamsfield 3.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07195&mlon=-77.46187#map=17/18.07195/-77.46187) 

Hotel Buttonwood Reef Villa Jamaica · Banana Ground 2.1 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.06226&mlon=-77.41258#map=17/18.06226/-77.41258) 

Mall Elethe Mall · Mandeville 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.04685&mlon=-77.50705#map=17/18.04685/-77.50705) 

School Scott's Pass Primary and Infant School · Cumberland 2.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.08344&mlon=-77.42053#map=17/18.08344/-77.42053) 

College Catholic College of Mandeville · Williamsfield 2.9 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07117&mlon=-77.45826#map=17/18.07117/-77.45826) 

Police station Williamsfield Police Station · Williamsfield 3.6 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.07057&mlon=-77.46524#map=17/18.07057/-77.46524) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Other communities in Williamsfield

- Banana Ground
- Bellefield
- Bombay
- Kendal
- Williamsfield

## Quick answers

- Where is Blue Mountain?In Williamsfield, Manchester Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Blue Mountain?Banana Ground, Bellefield, Comfort, Porus and Williamsfield
- What is there to see in Blue Mountain?Banana Ground Sink #1, Banana Ground Sink #2, Alvin Piece Cave, Sunday Hole
- What time zone is Blue Mountain in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Blue Mountain?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Blue Mountain?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Blue Mountain?3 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Blue Mountain?Settlements lie between 353 m and 524 m
- What is the best time to visit Blue Mountain?November to March
- Where is the nearest hospital to Blue Mountain?Hargreaves Memorial Hospital, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Blue Mountain?National Peoples Cooperative Bank of Jamaica, about 8.3 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Blue Mountain?National Commercial Bank, about 8.5 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Blue Mountain?Texaco, about 3.3 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Blue Mountain?JM040903 (OCHA common operational dataset)