West Blue Mountain (New Mexico)

{{Short description|Mountain in New Mexico, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

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| name = West Blue Mountain

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| elevation_ft = 10,340

| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=4236 |name=West Blue Mountain, New Mexico |access-date=2009-01-21}}

| prominence_ft = 3136

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| location = Socorro County, New Mexico, U.S.

| range = San Mateo Mountains

| map = New Mexico

| map_caption = Location in New Mexico

| map_size = 200

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| coordinates = {{coord|33.66505|N|107.44584|W|type:mountain_region:US-NM_source:GNIS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| coordinates_ref = {{cite gnis |id=912220 |name=West Blue Mountain |access-date=2009-01-20}}

| topo = USGS Blue Mountain

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| easiest_route = Difficult trail hike

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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.{{cite book

| last = Butterfield

| first = Mike

|author2=Greene, Peter

| title = Mike Butterfield's Guide to the Mountains of New Mexico

| year = 2006

| publisher = New Mexico Magazine Press

| isbn = 978-0-937206-88-1 }}

Its summit is the highest point in the Apache Kid Wilderness of the Cibola National Forest.