Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill rises to 1,250 m in California. Boulder Peak stands 2,512 m to the west, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Oro Fino Historic Plaque, a historic site 1.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Siskiyou County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066047, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Chaparral Hill: 2.9 mi
- Russell Peak: 5.6 mi
- Anderson Peak: 7.5 mi
- Boulder Peak: 8.4 mi
- Hughes Hill: 9.4 mi
- Back Meadows Springs: 7.9 mi
- Cub Bear Spring: 11.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.4 mi
- Soft Water Spring: 13.3 mi
- Stud Horse Spring: 13.7 mi
- Open Soon: 3.6 mi
- Etna Horseback Miner Statue: 9.6 mi
- Etna High School Lion Statue: 9.6 mi
- Saint Mary Statue: 9.8 mi
- Skeleton Car: 10.0 mi
- City Park: 4.5 mi
- Johnson - Joss Park: 9.9 mi
- Greenhorn Park: 16.1 mi
- Siskiyou County Fairgrounds: 16.8 mi
- Shasta View Park: 17.2 mi
- Fort Jones Museum: 4.7 mi
- Etna Museum: 10.1 mi
- Siskiyou County Museum: 17.4 mi
- Railroad Museum: 22.6 mi
- Yreka Phlox Preserve: 12.8 mi
- China Hill Yreka Phlox Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Russian Wilderness: 20.3 mi
- Shasta Valley Wildlife Area: 24.4 mi
- Oro Fino Historic Plaque: 1.5 mi
- Ormond Edward Quigley: 10.3 mi
- Scotts Bar Monument: 10.7 mi
- Johnson Creek Falls: 9.7 mi
- Maple Falls: 13.2 mi
- Horsetail Falls: 24.9 mi
- Jones Beach: 7.2 mi
- Sugar pine river access: 9.2 mi
- Lower Greenhorn Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Quartz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak | W 260° | 2,512 m | 8.4 mi |
| Etna Mountain | S 184° | 2,295 m | 14.7 mi |
| Eaton Peak | S 180° | 2,285 m | 20.3 mi |
| Black Marble Mountain | W 264° | 2,268 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kings Castle | W 274° | 2,257 m | 15.0 mi |
| English Peak | SW 227° | 2,229 m | 20.0 mi |
| Box Camp Mountain | W 270° | 2,215 m | 12.8 mi |
| Yellow Dog Peak | SSW 204° | 2,146 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:01 | 16:45 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yreka, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358799270
Day trips start here
- Etna · 10 mi
- Yreka · 18 mi
- Klamath River · 19 mi
- Siskiyou County · 19 mi
- Callahan · 21 mi
- Hornbrook · 29 mi
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