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Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Quartz Mountain rises to 746 m in California. Pilot Peak stands 1,826 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Telegraph Hill, a peak 2.0 miles away. Tioga Road/Big Oak Flat Road passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Mariposa County, California, United States of America; geonames ID = 5385407

Wikidata Q49066066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
746 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.62660, -120.04435

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 22
Springs: 21
  • Fremont Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Morning Star Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Barrel Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Pilot Peak Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Apple Tree Spring: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
Museums: 9
Picnic sites: 9
  • Indian Flat Day Use: 11.1 mi
  • Red Bud Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Remote Camp: 15.9 mi
  • Carlon Day Use Area: 16.3 mi
  • Moccasin Point: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 7
Historic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Lake Lodge Beach: 17.4 mi
  • Pine Mountain Lake Marina Beach: 17.6 mi
  • Dunn Court Beach: 17.9 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot PeakNNE 32°1,826 m11.1 mi
Pinoche PeakE 88°1,754 m14.7 mi
Brown PeakE 87°1,715 m13.2 mi
Kirby PeakESE 118°1,642 m15.4 mi
Sawmill MountainNNE 23°1,600 m15.1 mi
Big Grizzly MountainNE 52°1,575 m10.3 mi
Trumbull PeakENE 67°1,521 m10.9 mi
Sweetwater PointESE 114°1,406 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:12
June solstice05:4019:4720:26
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1216:0516:46

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F383638425060686762534337
Precip in6.95.65.83.72.40.80.30.10.72.34.47.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yosemite Village 12 W, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358799274

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