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Quartz Hill

Quartz Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Quartz Hill rises to 2,464 m in Montana. Tweedy Mountain stands 3,394 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Ponsonby Peak, a peak 1.4 miles away. Pioneer Mountains Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
2464 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates45.70909, -112.90531

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 10
  • Happy Camp Park: 3.8 mi
  • Fleecer Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.4 mi
  • Storm Park: 10.6 mi
  • Humbug Spires Primitive Area Historical Marker: 13.8 mi
  • Brownes Bridge Historical Marker: 15.2 mi
Springs: 10
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 1
  • Coolidge: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Lupine Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • The Sandbar: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.0 miles of Quartz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tweedy MountainS 190°3,394 m16.1 mi
Torrey MountainS 191°3,392 m17.8 mi
Granite MountainS 187°3,238 m9.8 mi
Barb MountainS 187°3,190 m15.8 mi
Mount AlversonSSW 196°3,176 m12.8 mi
Black Lion MountainSW 216°3,167 m6.8 mi
Mount TahepiaSSW 196°3,155 m11.9 mi
Sharp MountainSSW 200°3,076 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0519:44
June solstice05:4320:4021:26
September equinox07:1918:5219:31
December solstice08:1016:0116:51

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202229374552585750392618
Precip in0.60.50.61.01.92.01.41.01.21.10.90.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wise RVR 3 WNW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357938261

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