- Catalogue altitude
- 1,200 m · 1 of 1 catalogue coffees report altitude. Very small sample. This sample does not establish the full growing range.
- Climate
- Higher elevations catch moisture-laden winds and exceed 5,080mm of rain per year (some areas over 7,620mm); high elevations have a subtropical highland (Köppen Cfb) climate
- Terrain
- Longest mountain range in Jamaica, containing the island's highest point (Blue Mountain Peak, 2,256m); rises from the coastal plain to its summits in about 16km, one of the steepest general gradients in the world
- Soil
- Cool, misty climate with high rainfall and rich, well-drained soil, considered ideal conditions for coffee cultivation
- Varieties
- Typica
- Base process
- Washed
Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee is a globally protected certification mark / geographical indication; only coffee certified by Jamaica's coffee regulatory authority from the recognised Blue Mountain growing region may use the name