Travel guide to the top of Quartz Mountain
Quartz Mountain is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.580m (5,183ft) above the sea level, located in Spokane County, in the U.S. state of Washington.
Located northeast of Spokane, within the Mount Spokane State Park, one of the largest of Washington’s State Parks, the road to the summit is totally unpaved. 4x4 vehicle required. It’s closed to private vehicles and a parking is located at the Selkirk Lodge. Tucked away in the Selkirk Mountains, the summit hosts a fire lookout tower and the views from the top are excellent with a complete panorama of the Spokane Valley and north Idaho.
The road to the summit is generally open from mid-June through mid-October. The drive is pretty steep. Starting from Mt Spokane Park Drive, the ascent is 3.95km (2.45 miles) long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 201 meters. The average gradient is 5.08%.