Quartzite Mountain
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
- 24.8 mi off the Salmon River Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Sacajawea Historic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Rock Peak: 4.2 mi
- Blackbird Mountain: 4.3 mi
- McEleny Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 5.9 mi
- Cathedral Rock: 7.1 mi
- 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
- Veil Falls: 14.3 mi
- Golden Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
- Nugget Creek Falls: 15.7 mi
- Meyers Cove Point: 16.0 mi
- Aparejo Point: 16.7 mi
- Idaho Primitive Area: 9.4 mi
- Earl Parrot's Cabin: 15.6 mi
- Long Tom Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Leesburg: 19.8 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount McGuire | NW 316° | 3,075 m | 10.9 mi |
| Taylor Mountain | SE 137° | 3,041 m | 16.5 mi |
| Aggipah Mountain | NW 305° | 2,997 m | 11.3 mi |
| Meyers | SSW 207° | 2,977 m | 17.3 mi |
| Woods Peak | SSE 160° | 2,963 m | 19.0 mi |
| Van Horn Peak | SSE 163° | 2,931 m | 20.3 mi |
| Goat Mountain | NW 323° | 2,929 m | 13.4 mi |
| Beehive | NNW 336° | 2,922 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:42 | 18:12 | 18:50 |
| June solstice | 04:52 | 19:44 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:26 | 17:58 | 18:37 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:10 | 15:59 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 29 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 70 | 68 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
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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