heavily forested mountain range of NE Oreg. & SE Wash.: highest peak, 9,105 ft (2,775 m)
Origin of Blue Mountains
from their bluish appearance at a distanceBlue Mountains
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Blue Mountains
- A range of northeast Oregon and southeast Washington consisting of an uplifted, eroded part of the Columbia Plateau. It rises to 2,776 m (9,106 ft) in Oregon.
- A range of eastern Jamaica rising to 2,256 m (7,402 ft) at Blue Mountain Peak. It is a coffee-growing area.
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Proper noun
- A mountainous region in New South Wales, Australia.
- A small mountain range on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada.
- A mountain range located in the northeastern Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- The longest mountain range in Jamaica.
- A range of rugged hills in West Otago, in southern New Zealand.
- A mountain range in the northeastern section of the Aïr Massif, Niger.
- A mountain range in the western United States, located largely in northeastern Oregon and stretching into southeastern Washington.
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Many other countries also refer to other ranges as Blue Mountains, either as the official name, or as a literal translation of the original name.
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