Long Mountain

Long Mountain is a mountain on the outskirts of . Parts of it are also known as Wareika or Wareika Hills. It has been the site of a residence and later a Rastafarian commune of Count Ossie.
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  • Type: Mountain with an elevation of 458 metres
  • Description: mountain in Jamaica
  • Also known as: Wareika

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground and Independence Park.

Pitch
The is a cricket ground in .

Sports venue
Photo: Cm 1962, CC0.
is a sports and cultural complex in built for the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. It houses a variety of sports facilities. is situated 4 km northwest of Long Mountain.

Hospital
The is a psychiatric hospital in Jamaica, established with its current name in 1946, previously named the Jamaica Mental Hospital in 1938, and prior to that existed as the Jamaica Lunatic Asylum since 1861. is situated 3 km west of Long Mountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rollington and Vineyard Town.

Suburb
Town is a neighborhood in . Part of it is in . A campus of Kingston College is in Town.

Suburb
is a neighbourhood in , . is situated 3½ km west of Long Mountain.

Suburb
is a community in . It is administered by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation and is served by the Kingston 17 Post Office. is situated 3½ km southeast of Long Mountain.

Long Mountain

Latitude
17.98057° or 17° 58′ 50″ north
Longitude
-76.74255° or 76° 44′ 33″ west
Elevation
458 metres (1,503 feet)
Open location code
7795X7J4+6X
Geo­Names ID
3489689
Wiki­data ID
Q55621210
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