West Blue Mountain
West Blue Mountain rises to 3,145 m in New Mexico. Blue Mountain stands 3,135 m to the southeast, 0.6 miles off. El Camino Real passes 15 miles off.
The story
West Blue Mountain is the highest peak in the San Mateo Mountains of southwestern New Mexico, in the United States. It rises in the southern half of the range, far from any paved road, making access difficult and traffic on the surrounding trails very light. Its summit is the highest point in the Apache Kid Wilderness of the Cibola National Forest.
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Wikidata Q7984490, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3145 m
How to reach it
- 15.4 mi off the El Camino Real, National
- 18.8 mi off the Geronimo Trail Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Blue Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Teepee Peak: 0.8 mi
- Holdup Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Apache Kid Peak: 2.4 mi
- Milligan Peak: 2.8 mi
- Pothole Spring: 2.9 mi
- Twentyfive Yard Spring: 3.0 mi
- San Mateo Spring: 4.7 mi
- Tool Box Spring: 5.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 5.7 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Southbound: 17.9 mi
- Fort Craig Rest Area Northbound: 17.9 mi
- Canta Recio: 22.1 mi
- Paraje: 23.6 mi
- Garcia Falls: 11.9 mi
- Camino de Sueños: 18.2 mi
- Langmuir Research Site: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of West Blue Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain | SE 128° | 3,135 m | 0.6 mi |
| Vicks Peak | S 175° | 3,126 m | 7.8 mi |
| San Mateo Mountain | S 182° | 3,089 m | 7.2 mi |
| San Mateo Peak | SSE 168° | 3,082 m | 3.8 mi |
| Mount Withington | N 351° | 3,077 m | 15.1 mi |
| Apache Kid Peak | SE 133° | 3,065 m | 2.4 mi |
| Teepee Peak | ENE 61° | 3,029 m | 0.8 mi |
| Tower Peak | N 352° | 3,026 m | 14.0 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 912220 — West Blue Mountain, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357600130
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