Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill rises to 2,444 m in New Mexico. Mount Sedgwick stands 2,819 m to the north-northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is San Rafael Mesa, a peak 2.0 miles away. Trail of the Ancients - NM passes 4.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States.
Wikidata Q49066054, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,444 m
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Trail of the Ancients - NM, National
- 5.6 mi off the Chain of Craters Back Country Byway
- 10.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lava Caves (entry forbidden) · 8 mi
- lava caves (no entry) · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- San Rafael Mesa: 2.0 mi
- Cerro Colorado: 4.2 mi
- Deer Hill: 4.6 mi
- Mesa Cortada: 5.8 mi
- Gallo Peak: 5.9 mi
- Aragon Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mule Spring: 9.2 mi
- Ojo Bonito: 9.7 mi
- Little Trough Spring: 10.3 mi
- Alamosa Spring: 11.3 mi
- Old Fort Wingate-Zuni Wagon Road Historic Site: 3.5 mi
- McElroy Park: 10.4 mi
- Josephine Elkins Park: 11.1 mi
- Fire and Ice Park: 11.6 mi
- Neighborhood Park: 12.6 mi
- Bandera Crater: 5.8 mi
- Junction Cave (no entry): 7.5 mi
- Double Sinks: 7.7 mi
- Xenolith Cave: 8.1 mi
- Hoya de Cibola Vent: 13.3 mi
- Route 66 Drive-Thru Neon Sign: 11.6 mi
- El Malpais Visitor Center: 14.7 mi
- La Ventana Natural Arch: 16.3 mi
- Narrows Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Lava Falls Area: 23.5 mi
- San Rafael Historical marker: 9.6 mi
- Mount Taylor Historic Marker: 10.5 mi
- Grants Historic Marker: 12.5 mi
- historic Garret Homestead: 14.3 mi
- Western New Mexico Aviation Heritage Museum: 10.1 mi
- New Mexico Mining Museum: 11.7 mi
- Cibola County History Museum: 11.7 mi
- Lava Bridge: 9.6 mi
- La Ventana Arch: 16.5 mi
- Bluewater Area of Critical Environmental Concern: 15.3 mi
- Casamero Community ACEC: 24.2 mi
- Jesus: 10.5 mi
- Anaconda, New Mexico: 13.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Quartz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sedgwick | NNW 335° | 2,819 m | 7.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 306° | 2,777 m | 16.9 mi |
| Gallo Peak | SE 126° | 2,642 m | 5.9 mi |
| Salitre Mesa | NNW 338° | 2,625 m | 11.0 mi |
| Horace Mesa | ENE 65° | 2,607 m | 21.8 mi |
| Pelon | SSE 150° | 2,599 m | 21.7 mi |
| North Pelon | SSE 149° | 2,558 m | 20.4 mi |
| Cerro Bandera | SSW 211° | 2,539 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:51 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:59 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:37 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:26 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grants Milan Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357598012
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