Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 1,919 m in New Mexico. Sawyers Peak stands 2,936 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Trinidad Andazola House Historic Site, a attraction 2.9 miles away. Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49014456, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1919 m
How to reach it
- 10.3 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
- 10.9 mi off the Trail of the Mountain Spirits Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Lake Valley Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Emory Pass Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Table Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mimbres Peak: 4.6 mi
- Whitehorse Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Taylor Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Kneeling Nun Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- Santa Rita Copper Mines Historical Marker: 13.1 mi
- Bataan Memorial Park: 17.3 mi
- Fort Cummings 1836-1886 Historical Marker: 19.7 mi
- Emory Pass Historical Marker: 20.4 mi
- Mimbres Culture Heritage Site Museum: 14.2 mi
- Billy the Kid Cabin: 22.8 mi
- Silver CIty Museum: 23.0 mi
- Western New Mexico University Museum: 23.4 mi
- Pinos Altos Historical Museum: 23.7 mi
- Adonis Pit: 23.0 mi
- King Bolt Pit: 23.3 mi
- Raven Pitt: 23.5 mi
- North Pit: 23.6 mi
- Comanche Pit: 23.7 mi
- Mowry City: 8.8 mi
- Santa Rita: 14.1 mi
- Lake Valley: 20.8 mi
- Tyrone: 23.9 mi
- Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 8.2 mi
- Mimbres River Tract Wildlife Area: 14.2 mi
- Bear Canyon Lake Wildlife Management Area: 17.4 mi
- C: 15.6 mi
- Penny Park Mosaics: 23.2 mi
- W: 23.3 mi
- Barrel Spring: 19.5 mi
- Cabin Spring: 21.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 21.8 mi
- City of Rocks Desert Botanical Garden: 5.2 mi
- Silva Creek Botanical Garden: 23.5 mi
- Butterfield Rest Area: 10.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyers Peak | NNE 26° | 2,936 m | 18.0 mi |
| Seven Brothers Mountain | NNE 31° | 2,657 m | 17.8 mi |
| Cookes Peak | SE 124° | 2,444 m | 12.8 mi |
| Thompson Cone | NE 36° | 2,396 m | 16.0 mi |
| Pine Flat Mountain | NE 44° | 2,385 m | 15.2 mi |
| Stoner Mountain | NE 37° | 2,362 m | 18.1 mi |
| Maverick Mountain | NNE 29° | 2,336 m | 14.2 mi |
| Hendricks Peak | N 360° | 2,334 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 19:47 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:33 | 17:11 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 51 | 57 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 69 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Faywood, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357570828
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