Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain rises to 580 m in Oklahoma. King Mountain stands 732 m to the southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldy Point, a cliff 0.6 miles away. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
The story
Quartz Mountain (also called Baldy Point) is located in Greer County in southwest Oklahoma. It is the namesake of Quartz Mountain Nature Park and the park boundaries enclose its eastern flank. It is near the cities of Mangum, Oklahoma and Altus, Oklahoma. The park is open to the public year-round for rock climbing, hiking, boating, camping, nature observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. The mountain overlooks scenic Lake Altus-Lugert.
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Wikidata Q7269390, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 580 m
How to reach it
66 named places within 25 miles
- Quartz Mountain State Park: 3.7 mi
- Greer County District #2: 4.9 mi
- Granite Townhall Area: 5.0 mi
- Sandy Land Research Station: 7.8 mi
- Harmon Field: 10.6 mi
- Twin Peaks: 1.3 mi
- Hicks Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Williams Peak: 2.4 mi
- King Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Mountain Lugert: 3.4 mi
- Douglas C-47B Skytrain: 17.2 mi
- Lockheed C-141B Starlifter: 17.5 mi
- Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker: 17.5 mi
- Beech JRB-4: 17.7 mi
- Christmas Tree Pole: 18.5 mi
- American Legion Monument: 5.1 mi
- Boom Operators Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Apache Monument: 18.6 mi
- Baldy Point: 0.6 mi
- Museum of the Western Prairie: 17.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartz Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Mountain | SE 146° | 732 m | 3.0 mi |
| Soldiers Peak | SE 131° | 727 m | 6.4 mi |
| Walsh Mountain | NW 314° | 703 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tepee Mountain | ESE 107° | 674 m | 7.1 mi |
| Brown Mountain | NW 317° | 662 m | 7.9 mi |
| Flat Top Mountain | SE 126° | 657 m | 5.3 mi |
| Navajo Mountain | SSE 148° | 626 m | 18.3 mi |
| Headquarters Mountain | NW 323° | 622 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:18 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 42 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altus DAM, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1096991 — Quartz Mountain, Greer County, Oklahoma.
OpenStreetMap element node/357402763
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