Oscura Peak
Oscura Peak rises to 2,626 m in New Mexico. North Oscura Peak stands 2,431 m to the north, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumbo, a attraction 6.2 miles away. Quebradas Back Country Byway passes 26 miles off. 24 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
The story
Oscura Peak is a mountain summit in the Oscura Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico. Its elevation is 8,625 feet (2,629 meters).
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Wikidata Q49058980, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,626 m
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Quebradas Back Country Byway
24 named places within 25 miles
- Bug Peak: 6.4 mi
- North Oscura Peak: 7.4 mi
- Flat Top: 8.8 mi
- Little Burro: 10.0 mi
- Mockingbird Mountains: 11.5 mi
- Jumbo: 6.2 mi
- Trinity Site Obelisk: 6.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oscura Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Oscura Peak | N 0° | 2,431 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bug Peak | N 7° | 2,422 m | 6.4 mi |
| Silver Top Mountain | SSW 200° | 2,422 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Burro | SW 214° | 2,243 m | 10.0 mi |
| Capitol Peak | S 190° | 2,163 m | 16.8 mi |
| Chupadera Mesa | NNE 26° | 2,123 m | 17.9 mi |
| Lonnie Moon Peak | NNE 28° | 2,105 m | 14.5 mi |
| Sheep Mountain | SSW 191° | 2,099 m | 21.9 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 | 16:24 | 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, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 920180 — Oscura Peak, Lincoln County, New Mexico.
OpenStreetMap element node/357606742
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