Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain rises to 1,418 m in Washington. Kaleetan Peak stands 1,908 m to the southeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartz Mountain East, a peak 0.2 miles away. Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90 passes 9.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in King County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066090, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,418 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 13.9 mi off the Cascade Loop, National
- 13.9 mi off the Stevens Pass Greenway, National
- 28.1 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dirty Harry's Balcony · 9 mi
- Little Balcony · 9 mi
- Weeks Falls Viewpoint · 10 mi
- Olallie Knob · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Mountain East: 0.2 mi
- Bessequartz Peak: 0.6 mi
- Bessemer Mountain: 1.4 mi
- South Bessemer: 1.9 mi
- Paperboy: 2.0 mi
- Raven Falls: 1.6 mi
- Gossamer Falls: 2.8 mi
- Switchback Falls: 2.9 mi
- Vortex Falls: 3.1 mi
- Big Blowout Falls: 3.2 mi
- Tanner Landing Park: 9.9 mi
- Dahlgren Family Park: 9.9 mi
- E J Roberts Park: 10.2 mi
- Three Forks Natural Area: 10.4 mi
- Torguson Park: 10.5 mi
- Poet's Path: 11.7 mi
- 2003 Centennial Mural: 11.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Totem Pole: 11.7 mi
- Soaring Moon: 11.7 mi
- Dendritic Root Floor: 13.1 mi
- Amazonia: 9.6 mi
- Semi Wall: 9.7 mi
- Actual Cave: 9.7 mi
- Club Paradiso: 9.7 mi
- Snoqualmie Centennial Log Pavilion: 11.8 mi
- Nordrum Lookout: 1.7 mi
- W. Mitch Hungate: 8.4 mi
- Brett S. Hall: 8.5 mi
- Apex Mine Equipment Relics: 9.6 mi
- Apex Mine Lower Tram Terminal & Mill ruins: 10.2 mi
- South Fork Tolt Reservoir Watershed: 10.3 mi
- Cottonwood Natural Area: 14.1 mi
- Griffin Creek Natural Area: 15.5 mi
- Raging River Natural Area: 15.6 mi
- Moss Lake Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- West Quartz Camp: 1.2 mi
- East Quartz Camp: 1.2 mi
- Lower Pratt Climbing Area: 1.7 mi
- Spouse Wall: 2.5 mi
- World Wall: 9.4 mi
- Group Picnic Shelter: 2.0 mi
- Camp Brown Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
- Mine Creek: 7.1 mi
- Olallie State Park South Fork Picnic Area: 9.5 mi
- Asahel Curtis Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
- Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum: 10.9 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum, Train Hall: 11.5 mi
- Northwest Railway Museum: 11.7 mi
- Washington State Ski & Snowboard Museum: 12.5 mi
- Cedar River Watershed Education Center: 13.2 mi
- Sunset Walk Community Garden: 20.3 mi
- High Street Linear Park Botanical Garden: 20.7 mi
- Westridge Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Kokopelli Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Native Plant Garden: 21.3 mi
- Normandy Beach: 21.1 mi
- Alexander Beach: 22.7 mi
- Duvall Beach: 22.7 mi
- Tibbetts Beach: 23.0 mi
- Rosemont Beach: 24.2 mi
- Goldmyer Hot Springs: 10.7 mi
- Scenic Hot Springs: 22.9 mi
- Travelers Rest Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Iron Goat Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Canyon Spring: 13.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaleetan Peak | SE 146° | 1,908 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chair Peak | SE 144° | 1,902 m | 8.9 mi |
| Preacher Mountain | SSE 148° | 1,800 m | 5.3 mi |
| Caroline Peak | SSE 148° | 1,795 m | 6.7 mi |
| Lennox Mountain | NE 34° | 1,789 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mount Roosevelt | SE 144° | 1,779 m | 8.0 mi |
| Treen Peak | E 90° | 1,757 m | 5.1 mi |
| Canoe Peak | NE 37° | 1,739 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:39 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 20:20 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 15:25 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 38 | 40 | 45 | 52 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 49 | 41 | 36 |
| Precip in | 13.6 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 9.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 11.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tolt S FK Rsvr, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2333457550
Day trips start here
- North Bend · 11 mi
- Snoqualmie · 12 mi
- King County · 14 mi
- Snoqualmie Pass · 14 mi
- Issaquah · 22 mi
- Redmond · 26 mi
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