Quartz Mountain (Douglas County, Oregon)
| Quartz Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Quartz Mountain | |
| Elevation | 5520+ ft (1682+ m) NGVD 29[1] |
| Prominence | 800 ft (240 m)[1] |
| Location | |
| Range | Cascades |
| Coordinates | 43°09′48″N 122°40′19″W / 43.1634539°N 122.6719923°WCoordinates: 43°09′48″N 122°40′19″W / 43.1634539°N 122.6719923°W[2] |
| Topo map | USGS Quartz Mountain |
Quartz Mountain is a located 35 miles (56 km) east of Roseburg in Douglas County, Oregon, United States.[1][3] Located within the Jackson Creek subbasin, a tributary of the South Umpqua River, Quartz Mountain is 5,200 feet (1,600 m) above sea level. It has a large deposit of high-purity silica.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Quartz Mountain, Oregon". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Quartz Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "Distance and Bearing between two coordinates". Geody.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
- ↑ "The Quartz Mountain Silica Deposit, Oregon". Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Nov 1960. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
External links
- Bernstein, Art (2003). Oregon byways: 75 scenic drives in the Cascades and Siskiyous, canyons and coast. Wilderness Press. p. 102. ISBN 0-89997-277-2.