Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill rises to 283 m in California. Bully Choop Mountain stands 2,109 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckeye Community Park, a park 0.9 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Shasta County, California, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066045, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- chamise Peak: 3.5 mi
- Democrat Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Copley Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Fish Mountain: 5.7 mi
- South Fork Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Buckeye Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Northridge Park: 2.9 mi
- Amethyst Park: 3.0 mi
- Carnelian Park: 3.0 mi
- Lake Redding Park: 3.2 mi
- Human Sundial: 3.5 mi
- Dandelions: 3.7 mi
- Howell's Dive Shop Mural: 3.7 mi
- Mount Shasta: 3.8 mi
- Welcome to Redding: 3.8 mi
- Caldwell Monument: 3.4 mi
- Twin Tower Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Veteran's Monument: 3.8 mi
- Dam Builders Monument: 4.0 mi
- The Monolith: 4.0 mi
- Old City Hall Art Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Turtle Bay Museum: 3.9 mi
- Shasta Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Behrens-Eaton Display Museum: 4.0 mi
- Eaton House: 4.0 mi
- Fishermans Point: 5.2 mi
- (Unnamed) Island Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Bailey Cove Day Use: 12.2 mi
- Behive Beach: 14.4 mi
- Salt Creek Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Matson, Mowder, Howe Celebration Garden: 3.3 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 3.6 mi
- Chilean Garden: 3.6 mi
- Australian Garden: 3.6 mi
- South African Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shasta: 4.6 mi
- Shasta State Historic Park: 4.9 mi
- Whiskeytown: 7.6 mi
- Gas Point: 16.7 mi
- Deadwood: 17.6 mi
- McConnell Botanical Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Sundial Bridge: 3.8 mi
- Shasta Lake Ranger Station: 5.9 mi
- Lake Shasta Caverns: 12.8 mi
- Oak Savannah Arboretum: 3.7 mi
- Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary: 4.1 mi
- Lema Ranch: 5.4 mi
- Clover Creek Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Crystal Creek Falls: 13.2 mi
- Whiskeytown Falls: 13.3 mi
- Clover Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- Potem Falls: 24.5 mi
- Brandy Creek Beach: 8.3 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 9.2 mi
- O'Brien Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Quartz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bully Choop Mountain | WSW 253° | 2,109 m | 19.3 mi |
| Paradise Peak | WSW 251° | 1,920 m | 18.2 mi |
| Shasta Bally | WSW 258° | 1,882 m | 12.8 mi |
| Shoemaker Bally | WSW 252° | 1,807 m | 15.7 mi |
| Little Bally | WSW 248° | 1,640 m | 12.7 mi |
| Schell Mountain | NNW 338° | 1,580 m | 16.1 mi |
| Buckhorn Bally | W 265° | 1,520 m | 15.6 mi |
| Wild Cow Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,485 m | 15.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 67 | 76 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 10.5 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 12.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shasta DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1659445 — Quartz Hill, Shasta County, California.
OpenStreetMap element node/358807136
Day trips start here
- Shasta Lake · 4 mi
- Redding · 5 mi
- Shasta · 5 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 8 mi
- Palo Cedro · 11 mi
- French Gulch · 12 mi
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