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Oscura Mountains, originally known to the Spanish as the ''Sierra Oscura'', are a ridge of mountains, trending north and south, east of the Jornada del Muerto and west of the Tularosa Valley. It is located in Socorro County and

Lincoln County, New Mexico Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,497. Its county seat is Carrizozo, while its largest community is Ruidoso. History Lincoln County was named in honor of President Abraha ...

. Their highest elevation is Oscura Peak at 8,625 feet / 2,629 meters. Its southern end is at and its north end is at near

North Oscura Peak 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 . Histor ...

. The Oscura Mountains lie northwest of the lower lying Little Burro Mountains divided by the Oscura Gap. The

San Andres Mountains The San Andres Mountains are a mountain range in the southwestern U.S. state of New Mexico, in the counties of Socorro, Sierra, and Doña Ana. The range extends about 75 miles (120 km) north to south, but are only about 12 miles (19 ...

lie beyond the Little Burro Mountains to the southwest divided from them by Mockingbird Gap. The Range is bounded on the north by Wash Hale Canyon, on the northeast by the Chupadera Mesa and on the east by the Tularosa Valley.

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