Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain rises to 1,919 m in Washington. Nelson Ridge stands 2,223 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Mole Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Chinook Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Kittitas County, Washington, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066091, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,919 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Chinook Scenic Byway, National
- 7.8 mi off the Mountains to Sound Greenway - I-90, National
- 26.3 mi off the White Pass Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Fife's Peak Viewpoint · 14 mi
- South Snoquera Point · 23 mi
- North Snoquera Point · 23 mi
- Sourdough Gap · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mole Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Frost Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Mount Clifty: 4.6 mi
- Hicks Butte: 4.9 mi
- Salmon Falls Interpretive Site: 4.7 mi
- Boulder Cave Day Use Area: 7.7 mi
- Washington State Horse Park: 9.3 mi
- South Cle Elum Fireman Park: 9.6 mi
- Dawson Park: 10.2 mi
- The Roundhouse: 9.5 mi
- Cascade Rail Foundation South Cle Elum Station: 9.5 mi
- Liberty Landing: 9.9 mi
- Stoves Drug Store (Mus Pharmacy) Historic Marker: 10.7 mi
- Pardini's Shoe Repair Historic Marker: 10.8 mi
- Union Creek Falls: 16.3 mi
- North Fork Union Creek Falls: 16.6 mi
- Snowshed Falls: 18.2 mi
- Bumping River Falls: 21.9 mi
- Snoquera Falls: 22.4 mi
- South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center: 9.5 mi
- Carpenter Museum: 10.7 mi
- Telephone Museum: 10.8 mi
- Roslyn Historical Museum: 11.1 mi
- Mather Memorial East Portal Information Site: 6.9 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Eastbound: 12.4 mi
- Indian John Hill Rest Area, I-90 Westbound: 12.6 mi
- Devils Slide: 8.2 mi
- Osborn Point: 8.9 mi
- The Dalles: 23.0 mi
- Suncadia Conservancy: 10.4 mi
- Easton Ponds: 11.9 mi
- Liberty Recreation Site: 21.7 mi
- Lanigan Spring: 12.7 mi
- Clover Spring: 15.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Spring: 18.5 mi
- Turkey Gulch Picnic Area: 13.3 mi
- Tunnel 47 Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Corral Pass Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- KBHR Set: 11.1 mi
- Rock n Tomahawk Ranch: 21.7 mi
- Speelyi Beach: 12.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Ridge | SSW 207° | 2,223 m | 18.4 mi |
| Nelson Butte | SSW 199° | 2,160 m | 18.2 mi |
| Norse Peak | WSW 246° | 2,090 m | 19.4 mi |
| Fifes Peaks | WSW 239° | 2,071 m | 13.4 mi |
| Old Scab Mountain | SSW 208° | 1,995 m | 14.0 mi |
| Kahuna Peak | WSW 249° | 1,921 m | 19.7 mi |
| Castle Mountain | WSW 253° | 1,897 m | 19.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NW 318° | 1,880 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:37 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 20:16 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 15:26 | 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 | 29 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — CLE Elum, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1531492 — Quartz Mountain, Kittitas County, Washington.
OpenStreetMap element node/356548146
Day trips start here
- Snoqualmie Pass · 27 mi
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