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Oscura Peak is a mountain summit in the Oscura Mountains in Socorro County, New Mexico. Its elevation is 8,625 feet (2,629 meters). [1]

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33°38′48″N106°22′23″W / 33.64667°N 106.37306°W / 33.64667; -106.37306