Quartzite Hill
Quartzite Hill rises to 2,015 m in Nevada. Porter Peak stands 2,791 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is California Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. 92 named places lie within 25 miles, 58 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,015 m
How to reach it
92 named places within 25 miles
- California Hill: 1.4 mi
- Huber Hills: 1.5 mi
- Haystack Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Bear Foot Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Banner Hill: 3.1 mi
- Muddy Flat Spring: 1.7 mi
- Jenkins Spring: 6.6 mi
- Bruneau Spring: 7.2 mi
- Moonshine Spring: 7.8 mi
- Archies Spring: 8.1 mi
- Patsville: 2.0 mi
- Rio Tinto: 3.2 mi
- Gold Creek: 13.3 mi
- White Rock: 14.7 mi
- Rowland: 14.9 mi
- Blizzard Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 16.2 mi
- Danger Point: 22.9 mi
- The Palisade: 24.1 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 11.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartzite Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Peak | SW 231° | 2,791 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pennsylvania Hill | WSW 236° | 2,751 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rocky Bluff | SSW 191° | 2,693 m | 15.2 mi |
| Merritt Mountain | NE 47° | 2,672 m | 5.5 mi |
| Red Mountain | SSW 194° | 2,650 m | 13.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | ESE 101° | 2,632 m | 15.9 mi |
| Blue Jacket Peak | SW 235° | 2,573 m | 13.2 mi |
| Tennessee Mountain | E 96° | 2,535 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:19 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:41 | 20:23 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:06 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 07:09 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
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 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 63 | 61 | 52 | 41 | 30 | 20 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wild Horse Rsvr, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 861037 — Quartzite Hill, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357558697
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