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Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Quartz Mountain rises to 1,327 m in Washington. Snowy Mountain stands 2,586 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49066093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
1,327 m

How to reach it

Coordinates48.86487, -119.70702

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 22
  • Fourteen Mile Recreation Site: 6.5 mi
  • Spectacle Lake West Public Boat Launch: 8.3 mi
  • Spectacle Lake East Water Access Area: 8.6 mi
  • Wannacut Lake Public Access: 8.6 mi
  • Oroville Community Soccer Field: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Historic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Smugglers Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Ethel Spring: 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Bighorn Falls: 15.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Striding Sasquatch: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainNNW2,586 m14.7 mi
Windy PeakWNW2,540 m12.7 mi
Tiffany MountainSW2,512 m17.0 mi
Armstrong MountainNW2,481 m14.0 mi
Arnold PeakNW2,462 m13.0 mi
Middle Tiffany MountainSW2,428 m15.8 mi
Armstrong Mountain NorthwestNW2,425 m14.3 mi
Chopaka MountainNNW2,403 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0218:3019:12
June solstice04:5620:1721:07
September equinox06:4618:1718:59
December solstice07:5015:1016:05

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293443515965727161493629

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356546184

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