Blue Mountain is a town in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 920 at the 2010 census. It is the location of Blue Mountain Christian University, a private Christian liberal arts college.

Blue Mountain Christian University (BMCU), formerly Blue Mountain College, is a private four-year Baptist college in Blue Mountain, Mississippi. Founded as a women's college in 1873, the college's board of trustees voted unanimously for the college to go fully coeducational in 2005. The university offers an array of baccalaureate degrees as well as graduate programs.