Blue Mountain, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 21°27′28″S 148°59′53″E / 21.4577°S 148.9980°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 422.7 km2 (163.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 83 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1964/km2 (0.5086/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4737 | ||||||||||||
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Blue Mountain is a rural locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Blue Mountain had a population of 83 people.[1]
The Peak Downs Highway runs through the north-western extremity.[3]
Blue Mountain has the following mountains:
- Blue Mountain (21°33′47″S 148°57′24″E / 21.5631°S 148.9566°E) 620 metres (2,030 ft)[4][5]
- Pine Mountain (21°38′08″S 148°59′34″E / 21.6356°S 148.9928°E) 730 metres (2,400 ft)[4][6]
The Marlborough–Sarina Road runs across the southeast corner.[7]
History
Blue Mountain Provisional School opened in July 1943. In 1958 it became Blue Mountain State School. The school closed in 1963.[8] It was on Blue Mountain Road (approx 21°34′25″S 149°01′31″E / 21.5736°S 149.0254°E).[9]
