North Oscura Peak
North Oscura Peak rises to 2,431 m in New Mexico. Oscura Peak stands 2,626 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bug Peak, a peak 1.2 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 22 miles off. 25 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
North Oscura Peak, is a summit in the Oscura Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico is the location of an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) site in the northern portion of the White Sands Missile Range. It rises to an elevation of 7,976 feet (2,431 meters).
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Wikidata Q7056237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2431 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
- 29.8 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Scout Deck · 30 mi
- Flight Deck · 30 mi
- Dabbler Deck · 30 mi
25 named places within 25 miles
- Bug Peak: 1.2 mi
- Oscura Peak: 7.4 mi
- Flat Top: 8.2 mi
- Lonnie Moon Peak: 8.7 mi
- Chupadera Mesa: 11.8 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 7.9 mi
- Carthage Tokay Farley Historical Marker: 22.3 mi
- Jumbo: 8.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of North Oscura Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscura Peak | S 180° | 2,626 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bug Peak | SE 144° | 2,422 m | 1.2 mi |
| Little Burro | SSW 200° | 2,243 m | 16.6 mi |
| Capitol Peak | S 187° | 2,163 m | 24.1 mi |
| Chupadera Mesa | NE 42° | 2,123 m | 11.8 mi |
| Lonnie Moon Peak | NE 51° | 2,105 m | 8.7 mi |
| Brushy Mountain | NNE 18° | 2,019 m | 23.6 mi |
| Mockingbird Mountains | SSW 198° | 2,010 m | 18.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:56 | 19:43 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:23 | 17:02 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 42 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bingham 2 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 933975 — North Oscura Peak, Socorro County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357613526
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