Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill rises to 2,039 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Dutchman Mountain, a peak 3.7 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Montana, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066051, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2039 m
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway
- 22.0 mi off the Big Sheep Creek Back Country Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Grand Vista Scenic Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Dutchman Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Red Butte: 4.6 mi
- Canyon Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Humbolt Mountain: 5.3 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Cornell Park/Kiwanis Family Project: 11.2 mi
- Clark's Lookout State Park: 11.6 mi
- Clarks Lookout State Park: 11.7 mi
- West Side Park: 11.9 mi
- Museum and Depot Park: 11.9 mi
- Warm Spring: 11.7 mi
- Box Spring: 18.7 mi
- Reservoir Spring: 18.7 mi
- Box Spring: 18.7 mi
- Mill Spring: 18.9 mi
- "M": 10.6 mi
- Hangmans Gulch: 11.4 mi
- Church: 11.5 mi
- Hotel Meade: 11.5 mi
- Skinner's Saloon: 11.6 mi
- Clark's Lookout Monument: 11.7 mi
- Coolidge: 16.0 mi
- The Sandbar: 7.1 mi
- Aspen Rest Stop: 8.6 mi
- Mill Point: 11.3 mi
- Beaverhead County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lupine Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Biltmore Hot Springs: 21.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Quartz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tweedy Mountain | NNW 337° | 3,394 m | 13.8 mi |
| Torrey Mountain | NNW 333° | 3,392 m | 12.4 mi |
| Granite Mountain | N 349° | 3,238 m | 19.1 mi |
| Baldy Mountain | WNW 296° | 3,211 m | 9.2 mi |
| Alturas Number Two Mountain | NW 312° | 3,191 m | 10.0 mi |
| Barb Mountain | NNW 341° | 3,190 m | 13.5 mi |
| Mount Alverson | NNW 340° | 3,176 m | 17.2 mi |
| Highboy Mountain | NW 319° | 3,174 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:05 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:38 | 21:24 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 08:09 | 16:03 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 18 |
| Precip in | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dillon 18 WSW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357938257
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