Quartz Hill (Canada)

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Quartz Hill
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Quartz Hill
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 2,580 m (8,460 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 278 m (912 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Howard Douglas
Listing
Coordinates 51°02′11″N115°45′43″W / 51.03639°N 115.76194°W / 51.03639; -115.76194 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Protected areas
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82O4 Banff [4]

Quartz Hill is located on the NE side of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park along the Continental Divide marking the Alberta/British Columbia border. [5] It is so named due to the top of the mountain is mostly quartz. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Quartz Hill". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Topographic map of Quartz Hill". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. 1 2 "Quartz Hill". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. 1 2 "Quartz Hill". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. 1 2 "Quartz Hill". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-13.