Peak · New Mexico
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain rises to 3,135 m in New Mexico. West Blue Mountain stands 3,145 m to the northwest, 0.6 miles off. El Camino Real passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3,135 m
How to reach it
Coordinates33.65923, -107.43670
- 14.7 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.9 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- West Blue Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Teepee Peak: 0.8 mi
- Apache Kid Peak: 1.8 mi
- Holdup Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Milligan Peak: 3.2 mi
Springs: 28
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 2.4 mi
- Pothole Spring: 3.3 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 4.2 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 5.6 mi
- Nave Spring: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 17.3 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Canta Recio: 21.5 mi
- Paraje: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Garcia Falls: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- Camino de Sueños: 17.7 mi
Museums: 1
Parks: 1
- Langmuir Research Site: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.9 miles of Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Blue Mountain | NW 308° | 3,145 m | 0.6 mi |
| Vicks Peak | S 179° | 3,126 m | 7.4 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | S 186° | 3,089 m | 6.9 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | S 175° | 3,082 m | 3.3 mi |
| Mount Withington | N 350° | 3,077 m | 15.6 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | SE 135° | 3,065 m | 1.8 mi |
| Teepee Peak | NNE 17° | 3,029 m | 0.8 mi |
| Tower Peak | N 351° | 3,026 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 19:47 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:35 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:28 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 53 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winston, 25 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 923564 — Blue Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357608814
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