Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain rises to 2,066 m in New Mexico. Organ Needle stands 2,708 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Quartzite Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. El Camino Real passes 18 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2066 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the El Camino Real, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Site of San Agustin Springs Historical Marker: 5.4 mi
- Organ Town Square: 6.1 mi
- Missile Park: 10.2 mi
- Bicentennial Grove: 10.3 mi
- Volunteer Park: 10.3 mi
- Quartzite Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Bear Peak: 1.9 mi
- San Augustin Peak: 5.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Mineral Hill: 5.1 mi
- Topp Hut: 10.3 mi
- Pat Garret Murder Site: 13.2 mi
- Rock House: 13.7 mi
- George Russell Beasley House Remains: 15.1 mi
- Issac House: 15.3 mi
- Space Murals Museum: 6.7 mi
- V-2 Display Annex: 10.2 mi
- White Sands Missile Range Museum: 10.3 mi
- New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum: 17.1 mi
- Branigan Cultural Center: 18.3 mi
- Nike Missile: 5.9 mi
- NMSU: 18.8 mi
- The Traders: 19.0 mi
- Class of 1931 Commemorative: 19.0 mi
- The Bent of Tau Beta Pi: 19.2 mi
- La Cueva: 12.2 mi
- Lucero Wash petroglyphs: 17.4 mi
- Pat Garrett's Grave: 19.2 mi
- World's Largest Chili Pepper: 19.5 mi
- Sandia Gulch Begin: 20.8 mi
- Mine House Spring: 10.3 mi
- Middle Spring: 11.0 mi
- Filmore Spring: 11.9 mi
- Dripping Springs: 13.0 mi
- Southern Comfort Wall: 10.1 mi
- The Tooth: 11.2 mi
- North Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- South Picnic Area: 20.6 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Northbound: 20.6 mi
- Fort Selden Rest Area Southbound: 20.8 mi
- Fillmore waterfall: 11.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organ Needle | S 177° | 2,708 m | 11.5 mi |
| Organ Peak | S 174° | 2,668 m | 12.6 mi |
| The Needles | S 181° | 2,565 m | 10.8 mi |
| Baldy Peak | S 177° | 2,564 m | 13.1 mi |
| Granite Peak | SSE 167° | 2,554 m | 12.7 mi |
| San Andres Peak | N 10° | 2,459 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sugarloaf Peak | S 172° | 2,443 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rabbit Ears | S 182° | 2,440 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:46 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 19:41 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 16:28 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 77 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LAS Cruces 20 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357587489
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