Blue Mountains

American  

plural noun

1. a range of low mountains in NE Oregon and SE Washington.

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Blue Mountains British  

plural noun

1. a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)

2. a mountain range in the Caribbean, in E Jamaica: Blue Mountain coffee is grown on its slopes. Highest peak: Blue Mountain Peak, 2256 m (7402 ft)

3. a plateau in SE Australia, in E New South Wales: part of the Great Dividing Range. Highest part: about 1134 m (3871 ft)

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Example Sentences

Another "PFAS hotspot" was found by water authority testing in the state's Blue Mountains world heritage area, close to an air force base, in 2024.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Another long, bumpy drive took us from the Blue Mountains down to Treasure Beach, a village in the southwest parish of St. Elizabeth.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

If snow in the nearby Blue Mountains calls to you, the low-key Bluewood Ski Area is about an hour east.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

Thames Valley Police said the woman, in her 40s, was found at the property in Blue Mountains, Wallingford, on Tuesday at about 02:00 BST.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2022

For more than ten years after Dr. McLoughlin came to Oregon, there was no serious competition to the Hudson's Bay Company in the Oregon Country west of the Blue Mountains.

From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Holman, Frederick Van Voorhies