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Quartzite Mountain

Quartzite Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Quartzite Mountain rises to 2,658 m in Idaho. Mount McGuire stands 3,075 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Rock Peak, a peak 4.2 miles away. Salmon River Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Idaho, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066120, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2658 m

How to reach it

Coordinates45.05992, -114.44703

Named places within 25 miles

Springs: 5
  • Warm Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Bear Camp Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Horsefly Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Beartrap Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Telephone Pole Spring: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Veil Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Golden Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Nugget Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Parks: 1
  • Idaho Primitive Area: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Earl Parrot's Cabin: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Long Tom Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Hot springs: 1
  • Hospital Hot Spring: 22.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Quartzite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount McGuireNW 316°3,075 m10.9 mi
Taylor MountainSE 137°3,041 m16.5 mi
Aggipah MountainNW 305°2,997 m11.3 mi
MeyersSSW 207°2,977 m17.3 mi
Woods PeakSSE 160°2,963 m19.0 mi
Van Horn PeakSSE 163°2,931 m20.3 mi
Goat MountainNW 323°2,929 m13.4 mi
BeehiveNNW 336°2,922 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:1218:50
June solstice04:5219:4420:29
September equinox06:2617:5818:37
December solstice07:1415:1015:59

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242938465461706859463324
Precip in1.20.91.11.51.81.71.00.71.11.41.41.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Taylor RCH, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 388981 — Quartzite Mountain, Lemhi County, Idaho.

OpenStreetMap element node/358658173

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