Blue Mountain is the place where Amanda grew up. She remembers is fondly each times she tells her children about the afternoon she entertained 17 gentlemen callers. It is also the place where she met and married her husband who "feel in love with long distance." The word "blue" also mirrors "blue roses", the term Jim used to call Laura. Just as "blue" roses did not exist at the time the play was written, the author may be suggesting that "Blue Mountain" did not really exist as Amanda remembers it. This would also reinforce the idea that, just a Tom's memories of the play may not be altogether accurate, Amanda's memories may also be somewhat illusionary.
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