Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain is a ghost town in Nevada, at a modelled elevation of 1,621 m. South Shoshone Peak stands 3,034 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Broken Hills, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 16 miles off. 84 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in Nevada, United States
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the The Loneliest Road in America
84 named places within 25 miles
- Broken Hills: 4.0 mi
- Mount Anna: 9.1 mi
- Black Butte: 10.3 mi
- Bell Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Iron Rock: 10.4 mi
- Mud Spring: 9.0 mi
- Ottawa Spring: 10.0 mi
- Big Spring: 11.7 mi
- Fowler Spring: 12.4 mi
- Green Spring: 12.5 mi
- Broken Hills: 2.4 mi
- Lodi: 5.9 mi
- Eagleville: 15.4 mi
- Fairview: 19.7 mi
- Atwood: 21.4 mi
- Phonolite: 11.1 mi
- Eagleville: 15.4 mi
- Mud Windmill: 18.0 mi
- Cold Springs Station Site: 24.5 mi
- Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins: 24.6 mi
- Shoe Tree: 17.2 mi
- Nowhere Nevada: 18.5 mi
- Project Shoal Monument: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shoshone Peak | E 88° | 3,034 m | 21.8 mi |
| Desatoya North Twin | NNE 26° | 3,027 m | 24.9 mi |
| Desatoya Peak | NNE 27° | 2,995 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 35° | 2,711 m | 19.8 mi |
| Sherman Peak | SE 126° | 2,635 m | 12.8 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SSE 155° | 2,606 m | 18.2 mi |
| Richmond Hill | ESE 121° | 2,430 m | 24.6 mi |
| Indian Peak | NE 47° | 2,378 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:42 | 20:22 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 15:51 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 38 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 77 | 75 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gabbs 1NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
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