# Mountainside Community, Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/mountainside/

Community · Black River 

# Mountainside

Mountainside is a community of Jamaica in Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish. It covers **21.6 km²**. 11 named villages and localities are recorded here.

- 21.6km²
- 22 mtypical elevation

## Where is Mountainside?

Mountainside lies in [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/), [Saint Elizabeth Parish](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/), [Jamaica](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/). It borders 7 other communities: [Barbury Hall](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/barbury-hall/), [Bigwoods](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/bigwoods/), [Burnt Savannah](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/burnt-savannah/), [Fullerswood](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/fullerswood/), [Malvern](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/santa-cruz/malvern/), [Newell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/newell/) and [Watchwell](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/watchwell/). By area it is the 145th largest of 775 communities in Jamaica. It covers 6.4% of [Black River](https://wherepedia.org/jamaica/saint-elizabeth/black-river/). The centre of Mountainside is about 100 km in a straight line from Kingston, the capital. It is about 12 km from Black River, the main town of Black River. The centre point is at 17.9786° N, 77.7434° 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 Mountainside

### Nearby, outside Mountainside

- Houndslow Cave · cave, Bigwoods3.3 km
- Smith Cave And Sink · cave, Bigwoods3.6 km
- Fullerswood Sink · cave, Fullerswood4.4 km
- Mystery Hole · cave, Fullerswood4.4 km
- Money Cave · cave, Bigwoods4.8 km
- Arlington Cave · cave, Fullerswood5.4 km
- Kinowl Cave · cave, Malvern5.9 km
- Torrington Castle · archaeological site, Malvern6.2 km
- Hermitage House · archaeological site, Potsdam6.4 km
- Blair's Cave · cave, Potsdam7.9 km
- Chelsea Cave · cave, Potsdam7.9 km
- Palm Tree Cave · cave, Potsdam8.1 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: Mountainside

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

### Nearest airports

- Sangster International Airport (MBJ) · Montego Bay61 km
- Ian Fleming International Airport (OCJ) · Boscobel94 km

### Nearest railway station

Ipswich Railway Station (Disused) (Merrywood), about 26 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Jun (about 13.2 hours, sunrise around 05:35) and shortest in Dec (about 11.1 hours, sunrise around 06:34, sunset around 17:37).

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 Mountainside

Open gazetteers list **11 villages, towns and localities** in Mountainside. Settlements here lie between about 13 m and 101 m above sea level (median 22 m).

- Brooklyn
- Develders Pass
- Hermitage
- Johns Lodge
- Kildare
- Mountainside
- Paradise
- Ridge Pen
- Round Hill
- Scotland
- Success

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 Mountainside and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Black River, the warmest month is Aug (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Jan (25 °C). 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 April and June to August**.

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

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 25 43 

Feb 26 23 

Mar 26 36 

Apr 27 51 

May 28 126 

Jun 27 91 

Jul 28 69 

Aug 28 95 

Sep 28 128 

Oct 27 162 

Nov 26 92 

Dec 26 49 

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

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Mountainside

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital St. Elizabeth's Infirmary · Santa Cruz 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05832&mlon=-77.70458#map=17/18.05832/-77.70458) 

Bank Scotiabank · Santa Cruz 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05425&mlon=-77.70308#map=17/18.05425/-77.70308) 

ATM International ATM · Treasure Beach 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.88033&mlon=-77.76396#map=17/17.88033/-77.76396) 

Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Slipe 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05270&mlon=-77.78550#map=17/18.05270/-77.78550) 

Hotel Windmill Cottages · Malvern 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.96527&mlon=-77.69809#map=17/17.96527/-77.69809) 

Mall Mid Town Plaza · Santa Cruz 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05398&mlon=-77.70017#map=17/18.05398/-77.70017) 

School Newell High School · Newell 5.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.93113&mlon=-77.74740#map=17/17.93113/-77.74740) 

College Bethlehem Moravian College · Malvern 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=17.97008&mlon=-77.69744#map=17/17.97008/-77.69744) 

Police station Santa Cruz Police Station · Santa Cruz 9.3 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=18.05055&mlon=-77.69875#map=17/18.05055/-77.69875) 

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 Black River

- Barbury Hall
- Bigwoods
- Black River
- Brompton
- Cotterwood
- Crawford
- Fullerswood
- Middle Quarters
- Newell
- Parottee
- Pedro Plains
- Pondside
- Slipe
- Treasure Beach
- Watchwell

## Quick answers

- Where is Mountainside?In Black River, Saint Elizabeth Parish, Jamaica
- What borders Mountainside?Barbury Hall, Bigwoods, Burnt Savannah, Fullerswood, Malvern, Newell and Watchwell
- What is there to see in Mountainside?Houndslow Cave, Smith Cave And Sink, Fullerswood Sink, Mystery Hole
- What time zone is Mountainside in?UTC−5
- What currency is used in Mountainside?Dollar (JMD)
- What language is spoken in Mountainside?English (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Mountainside?11 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Mountainside?Settlements lie between 13 m and 101 m
- What is the best time to visit Mountainside?November to April and June to August
- Where is the nearest hospital to Mountainside?St. Elizabeth's Infirmary, about 9.8 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Mountainside?Scotiabank, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest ATM to Mountainside?International ATM, about 11 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Mountainside?TotalEnergies, about 9.4 km from the centre
- What is the P-code of Mountainside?JM090209 (OCHA common operational dataset)