Blue Mountain Mississippi Map

About Blue Mountain, Mississippi

Blue Mountain is a locality in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 948. The population density is 222.8 people per km². Blue Mountain is located at 34.6709°N, 89.0265°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blue Mountain is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 38610.

Blue Mountain rises as a subtle punctuation mark against the northern Mississippi landscape, where the earth holds a deep, rusted hue and the horizon ripples with the persistence of ancient geological shifts. It lies 33.9 miles west-southwest of Corinth, MS (from Corinth, MS: bearing 238°T), and is situated 5.9 miles southwest of Ripley. The terrain here is defined by a slow, rhythmic elevation that keeps the air crisp and clear, far removed from the low-lying humidity that blankets the distant plains. To the west, the land dips into the quiet, shaded expanse of Adkins Bottom, while the nearby trickle of Jasper Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the red clay soil. Not far from the stillness of Hill Lake, the landscape begins to gather its strength, eventually reaching toward the faint, hazy silhouette of Pea Ridge that guards the distant skyline. The light at dusk here possesses a particular quality, catching the edges of the hardwoods and casting long, amber shadows that seem to hold the heat of the day in the very fibers of the soil.

Blue Mountain anchors its identity in a legacy of intellectual and agrarian labor, serving as a quiet center for those who draw their sustenance from the surrounding woodland and the reaches of the Holly Springs National Forest. The local economy persists with a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting a history where the cultivation of the land and the pursuit of education have long existed in a quiet, mutual dependence. Life in Blue Mountain follows the turn of the seasons, marked by the industrious quiet of the academic calendar and the slow labor of the fields that stretch toward the forest edge. Beyond the immediate boundaries of the settlement, the dense, protected growth of the Holly Springs National Forest offers a sprawling, wilder counterpoint to the orderly streets, reminding residents that the wilderness is always pressing gently against the edges of their daily endeavors.

About This Blue Mountain Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Coordinates: 34.670931, -89.026454. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Blue Mountain includes the ZIP code (38610), telephone area code (601, 769), county seat of Tippah County (Ripley), and school district assignment (South Tippah School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.