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. JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP 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
- 1418 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the JCT EAST SUNSET WAY VIC ISSAQUAH TO VIC THORP
- 9.2 mi off the JCT WEST LAKE SAMMAMISH PKWY VIC ISSAQUAH TO JCT SR 970 VIC CLE ELUM
- 9.2 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 10.6 mi off the JCT SR 522 TO JCT SR 90 VIC NORTH BEND
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° | 1,907.7 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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