Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak Blue Mountain Peak is the highest mountain in Jamaica and one of the highest peaks in the Caribbean at 2,256 metres (7,402 ft). It is the home of Blue Mountain coffee and their famous tours. It is located on the border of the Portland and Saint Thomas parishes of Jamaica. The Blue Mountains are considered by many to be a hiker's and camper's paradise. The traditional Blue Mountain trek is a 7-mile (10 km) hike to the peak and consists of a 3,000-foot (1,000 m) increase in elevation. Jamaicans prefer to reach the peak at sunrise, thus
Blue Mountain School District grade level. In 2009 through 2012, Blue Mountain Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status each school year. In both 2007 and 2008, Blue Mountain Middle School declined to Warning status due to lagging student academic achievement. From 2003 to 2007, Blue Mountain Middle School achieved Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status each school year. Sixth and seventh grades have been tested in the spring of each school year, in reading and mathematics since 2006. Eighth graders are tested in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. Beginning in the Spring of 2013, eighth graders, who are enrolled in Algebra I take