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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Blue Mountains

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

In 1909, Locati bought his own farm near the Blue Mountains, where he began cultivating his own crop of onions.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

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

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

Let us go up the gulf as near as we may to the Blue Mountains.

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