Quartz Mountain
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. JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER passes 13 miles off.
The story
mountain in Okanogan County, Washington, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1327 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the JCT SR 153 VIC PATEROS TO CANADIAN BORDER
- 16.4 mi off the JCT SR 97 VIC TONASKET TO JCT SR 2 VIC NEWPORT
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Juniper Point: 2.4 mi
- Grandview Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Gold Hill: 3.9 mi
- Tillman Mountain: 4.1 mi
- 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
- Palmer Mountain Mill Site Ruins: 4.5 mi
- Old Aqueduct Tunnel: 12.2 mi
- Smugglers Spring: 13.4 mi
- Ethel Spring: 17.3 mi
- Molson Schoolhouse Museum: 24.3 mi
- Old Molson Ghost Town Museum: 24.3 mi
- Split Rock Recreation Site: 3.9 mi
- Bighorn Falls: 15.7 mi
- Tonasket Comancheros Rodeo Grounds: 16.7 mi
- Striding Sasquatch: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | NNW 330° | 2,586 m | 14.7 mi |
| Windy Peak | WNW 290° | 2,540 m | 12.7 mi |
| Tiffany Mountain | SW 217° | 2,512.2 m | 17.0 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain | NW 311° | 2,481 m | 14.0 mi |
| Arnold Peak | NW 311° | 2,462 m | 13.0 mi |
| Rock Mountain | SW 219° | 2,429.6 m | 15.4 mi |
| Middle Tiffany Mountain | SW 216° | 2,428.3 m | 15.8 mi |
| Armstrong Mountain Northwest | NW 311° | 2,425 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:30 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 04:56 | 20:17 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:17 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 15:10 | 16:05 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 34 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 65 | 72 | 71 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 29 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tonasket 4 NNE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356546184
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