They are both independent mountain ranges.īull Head Mountain marks the center of the island. The Mocho Range and the Bull Head Mountains are in the parish of Clarendon. The Pedro and Dry Harbour Mountains are in the parish of St. Catherine, are an independent group of limestone hills. The Hellshire Hills, to the extreme south of St. Dorothy (both St John and St Dorothy were names of separate parishes in the 17th century) and the Guy's Hill Mountains. through which the Rio Cobre has cut its gorge. Catherine, to the north of Spanish Town, are a continuation of the Red Hills system of St. The Don Figueroa, the May Day and Carpenter Mountains pass through the parish of Manchester lying roughly in an arc north-west to south-coast. Dolphin Head, so called because of its appearance, is a landmark seen from far out at sea to the south. These mountains extend through Westmoreland and Hanover, reaching a height of 600 meters (1,809 ft) at Birch's Hill. These are formed because of the intense solution of limestone by rain water. Formed of white limestone, jagged and irregular, it is dissected by deep sink holes and steep-sided circular arenas. James is a region of broken elevations and depressions It is peculiarly wild in character.
The Cockpit country of south Trelawny and parts of St. It then becomes irregular and broken, finally merging with the Cockpit country. Passing through Guy's Hill, it continues as a well-defined range to Mount Diablo. The other runs in a north-easterly direction forming the boundary line between St. One, chiefly of limestone formation, extends west through the Mammee Hill and the Red Hills expending itself at Bog Walk. This range begins west of Stony Hill, 400 meters (1,361 ft), where the main road to the north crosses the mountains and stretches westwards till it merges into the Cockpit Country. They run from the north-west to the south-east in the parish of Portland, and divide the Rio Grande valley from the east coast of the island. The John Crow Mountains are the most easterly mountains of Jamaica. Mary and Portland and sending out several spurs which reach the sea between Buff Bay and Annotto Bay. The third is a very high ridge starting from Fox's Gap at the boundary of St. The second starts from Silver Hill near Catherine's Peak and forms the watershed between the Buff Bay River and the Spanish River. Margaret's Bay in Portland, separating the valley of the Rio Grande from that of the Swift River. The first branches off from Blue Mountain Peak toward the sea near St. Three great ridges branch off to the north. The Queensbury Ridge, starting from Blue Mountain Peak, separates the valley of the Negro River from that of the Yallahs.
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On the south there are the Port Royal Mountains, a complicated series of ridges, which run south from Catherine's Peak, 1,537 meters (5,506 ft), towards the sea near Albion in St. Subordinate ridges run north and south from the main ridge. These are the highest mountains in Jamaica, reaching 2,250 meters (7,402 ft) at Blue Mountain Peak. The Blue Mountains run for about 75 kilometers (44 miles) through the county of Surrey and a part of Middlesex. * The western section with Dolphin Head as its center. * The central region, formed chiefly of limestone, extending from Stony Hill to the Cockpit country. * The eastern section composed of the Blue Mountains and the John Crow Mountains.
The mountain system may be divided into three parts: From the central range other ranges run north and south and from these ridges subordinate spurs branch off in every direction until nearly the majority of the island is cut up into ridges and valleys. The central chain of mountains runs east to west, forming a backbone through the middle of the island. Nearly half the island is over 300 meters (1,000 ft) above sea-level. The most striking physical feature of Jamaica is the mountainous nature of its surface. See also Interactive Map of Jamaican Mountains The total length of Jamaica's coastline is 1,022km / 636mi, with a geographical center of Lat: 18.166667, Lng: -77.28333, in the region of Bull Head in the parish of Clarendon at Lat: 18.166667, Lng: -77.28333. Limestone formation occurs all over the island, but especially in the western areas. The island of Jamaica can be divided into three main types of land forms: the central mountain chain formed by igneous and metamorphic rocks the karst limestone hills in the Cockpit area the low-lying coastal plains and interior valleys.
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