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The San Mateo Mountains are a mountain range in Socorro County in west-central New Mexico in the southwestern United States. The highest point in the range is West Blue Mountain at 10336 ft (3151 m). The range runs roughly north-south and is about 40 miles (64 km) long. It lies about 25 miles (40 km) north-northwest of the town of Truth or Consequences and about 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Socorro.