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Quartz Ridge

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Elevation
2,659 m
Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
Red Peak Benchmark2,917.24 m · 15.9 mi
Nearest byway
Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway65.7 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:33local time
Coordinates
45.0290, -115.4401
Quartz Ridge, seen from above at true elevation

Quartz Ridge rises to 2,659 m in Idaho. Red Peak Benchmark stands 2,917 m to the southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Crater Peak, a peak 1.5 miles away. Wildlife Canyon Scenic Byway passes 66 miles off.

Elevation
2658.77 m

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Quartz Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red Peak BenchmarkSE 134°2,917.24 m15.9 mi
Red PeakSE 133°2,885.85 m16.9 mi
Rainbow PeakESE 114°2,842.26 m11.4 mi
Center MountainENE 65°2,835 m11.7 mi
The PinnaclesE 89°2,826.41 m4.6 mi
Murphy PeakSE 135°2,816.35 m13.3 mi
Greeley MountainN 352°2,812 m5.1 mi
Mount EldridgeN 9°2,803 m7.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 5
Cliffs: 4
Hot springs: 1
Beaches: 1
Historic sites: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:1618:54
June solstice04:5619:4820:33
September equinox06:3018:0218:41
December solstice07:1815:1516:03

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242835425058666657453324
Precip in2.72.02.72.11.82.10.90.71.32.12.73.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Yellowpine, 5 mi away.

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