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Quartzite Peak

Quartzite Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Quartzite Peak rises to 2,994 m in New Mexico. Grouse Mesa stands 3,477 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Yolanda Spring, a spring 1.6 miles away. Wild Rivers Back Country Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 107 named places lie within 25 miles, 49 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in New Mexico, United States of America

Wikidata Q49066135, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
2994 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.62863, -106.17725

Overlooks nearby

107 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 49
Springs: 21
  • Yolanda Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Butterfly Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Moeller Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Ojito Azul: 5.9 mi
  • Fifteen Springs: 6.5 mi
Parks: 8
Cliffs: 6
  • Brazos Cliffs: 14.6 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 15.3 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 16.0 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 16.2 mi
  • Brazos Cliffs: 16.4 mi
Historic sites: 4
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Brazos Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Brazos Falls: 16.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Mars Polar Lander: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Quartzite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grouse MesaNW 318°3,477 m18.9 mi
Brazos PeakNW 318°3,440 m16.8 mi
Canjilon MountainWSW 247°3,326 m10.5 mi
San Antonio MountainNNE 29°3,326 m18.2 mi
Peñasco AmarilloWNW 291°3,233 m14.2 mi
Jawbone MountainNNW 336°3,232 m8.6 mi
Cerro SaragateW 275°3,230 m10.0 mi
Sugar Loaf MountainNW 313°3,204 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4319:17
June solstice05:4719:4920:27
September equinox06:5318:2919:03
December solstice07:1416:1316:53

Local time (America/Denver).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Jun–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232735425061656356453324

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tres Piedras, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357598015

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