Blue Mountains
Americanplural noun
plural noun
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a mountain range in the US, in NE Oregon and SE Washington. Highest peak: Rock Creek Butte, 2773 m (9097 ft)
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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)
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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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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
They include Kangaroo Island in South Australia and the Blue Mountains in New South Wales, which were devastated by bushfires in 2019-20.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2022
There was great joy when, after many endeavours, a Sydney party discovered a pass through the extraordinary precipices of the Blue Mountains, which had long hemmed in the infant colony.
From Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil by Willoughby, Howard
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