Quartz Ridge

Quartz Ridge: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. 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 Ridge

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

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

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

How to reach Quartz Ridge — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.99084, -115.44974. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Quartz Ridge

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness · church · Valley · ~31 km · Must-see
• Warm Lake · lake · Valley · ~53 km · Must-see
• Sunflower Hot Springs · attraction · Valley · ~58 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake · lake · Valley · ~63 km · Must-see
• Payette Lake Dam · lake · Valley · ~67 km · Must-see
• Bald Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~2 km
• Van Meter Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~6 km
• Golden Gate Hill · viewpoint · Valley · ~7 km
• Crater Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~8 km
• Willson Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Parks Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~9 km
• Coin Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Big Creek Point · viewpoint · Valley · ~10 km
• Profile Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~11 km
• The Pinnacles · viewpoint · Valley · ~12 km
• Goat Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km
• Sugar Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~13 km

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Quartz Ridge

• Williams Peak · viewpoint · Valley · ~21 km · Must-see
• Ruffneck Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~76 km · Must-see
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• Puddin Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~82 km · Must-see
• Buffalo Hump · viewpoint · Idaho · ~91 km · Must-see
• The General · viewpoint · Custer · ~95 km · Must-see
• Stripe Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~98 km · Must-see
• Snowbank Mountain · viewpoint · Valley · ~102 km · Must-see
• White Mountain West · viewpoint · Custer · ~110 km · Must-see
• McGown Peak · viewpoint · Custer · ~114 km · Must-see

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