Welcome to Blue Mountain ...
Blue Mountain is located in Moffat County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Mountain, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Mountain: Blue Mtn. (or less commonly used: Blue Mntn.)
Blue Mountain is 5,820 feet [1,774 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Blue Mountain is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Blue Mountain lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blue Mountain: 970
Communities Also Named Blue Mountain ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Blue Mountain - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Maryland (2), Mississippi, New York, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario, Oregon and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Mountain.
Communities near Blue Mountain ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Blue Mountain.
- Rangely
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
- Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <4>
- Dinosaur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elk Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
- Elk Springs is located in Moffat County
- Bonanza
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Ignatio ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ignatio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignatio
- Ignatio is located in Uintah County (UT)
- Ignatio has also been known as:
- Ignacio
- White River Station
- Jensen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Watson ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Uintah County (UT)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blue Mountain. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Mountain.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Mountain. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Mountain.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Mountain ...
Looking for more information about Blue Mountain? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blue Mountain, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Mountain.
Adding Blue Mountain to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Mountain in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blue Mountain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blue Mountain post office opened in 1950.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Mountain.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Moffat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Mountain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |