Atalaya Mountain is a mountain peak located within the Santa Fe National Forest, in northern New Mexico, United States.

It is part of the Santa Fe Mountains in the Sangre de Cristo Range, a subrange of the Southern Rocky Mountains.

A relevant viewscape from the city of Santa Fe, there are no higher peaks between the city and Atalaya Mountain to the east.

Viewed from the city, Atalaya Mountain is framed by Sun Mountain to the right (south), Picacho Peak to the left (north), and Thompson Peak behind it.

Atalaya is a Spanish term meaning Watchtower.