Quartzite Butte
Quartzite Butte rises to 2,407 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the west-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Wrangle Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 19 miles off. 75 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066114, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,407 m
How to reach it
- 18.7 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
75 named places within 25 miles
- Wrangle Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Mahogany Elephant Butte: 1.0 mi
- White Elephant Butte: 1.8 mi
- Red Elephant Butte: 1.9 mi
- Owens Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 1.7 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 3.3 mi
- Chicken Spring: 3.7 mi
- Elk Spring: 4.0 mi
- Black Spring: 5.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.6 mi
- Black Rock: 13.0 mi
- Danger Point: 23.4 mi
- The Palisade: 23.9 mi
- San Jacinto: 19.4 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 20.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartzite Butte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | WSW 245° | 3,250 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 253° | 3,208 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | WSW 252° | 3,207 m | 18.7 mi |
| Square Top | WSW 248° | 3,189 m | 18.7 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | WSW 250° | 3,189 m | 18.7 mi |
| Marys River Peak | SW 235° | 3,189 m | 19.8 mi |
| Cougar Peak | WSW 241° | 3,154 m | 18.9 mi |
| Prospect Peak | WSW 241° | 3,137 m | 18.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:44 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:06 | 19:37 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:28 | 18:02 | 18:39 |
| December solstice | 07:05 | 15:28 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 37 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 46 | 35 | 28 |
| Precip in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Murphy (desert) HOT Springs, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558692
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