Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Quartz Mountain

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Quartz Mountain — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.44685, -120.81021. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Quartz Mountain

• Icehouse Pond · lake · Amador · ~5 km · Must-see
• Plymouth Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~6 km · Must-see
• Sutter Creek Baptist Church · church · Amador · ~7 km · Must-see
• Saint Sava Serbian Orthodox Church · church · Amador · ~13 km · Must-see
• Jackson United Methodist Church · church · Amador · ~14 km · Must-see
• Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park · park · Amador · ~19 km · Must-see
• Volcano · lake · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
• Black Chasm Cavern · cave · Amador · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lake Amador · lake · Amador · ~21 km · Must-see
• Pardee Dam · lake · Calaveras · ~27 km · Must-see
• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Lake Calero · lake · Sacramento · ~31 km · Must-see
• Camanche Reservoir · lake · Amador · ~34 km · Must-see
• Camanche Dam · lake · San Joaquin · ~39 km · Must-see
• Placerville City Park · park · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• El Dorado County Federated Church · church · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Episcopal Church of Our Saviour · church · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see
• Fountain and Tallman Soda Factory Museum · museum · El Dorado · ~39 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Quartz Mountain

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Quartz Mountain

• Chili Hill · viewpoint · Calaveras · ~31 km · Must-see
• Carpenter Hill · viewpoint · Sacramento · ~42 km · Must-see
• Baltic Peak · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~47 km · Must-see
• Secret Ravine · viewpoint · Placer · ~65 km · Must-see
• Table Mountain · viewpoint · Tuolumne · ~76 km · Must-see
• Mokelumne Peak · viewpoint · Amador · ~79 km · Must-see
• Corral Ridge · viewpoint · Douglas · ~80 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~87 km · Must-see
• Lovers Leap · viewpoint · El Dorado · ~88 km · Must-see
• Central Valley · viewpoint · San Joaquin · ~89 km · Must-see

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