Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain
Baldy Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,040 ft (620 m)[1]
Coordinates34°54′25″N 99°19′24″W / 34.90694°N 99.32333°W / 34.90694; -99.32333[2]
Geography
LocationGreer County, Oklahoma, U.S.
Parent rangeWichita Mountains
Topo mapUSGS Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain (also called Baldy Point) is located in Greer County in southwest Oklahoma. It is the namesake of Quartz Mountain Nature Park and the park boundaries enclose its eastern flank. It is near the cities of Mangum, Oklahoma and Altus, Oklahoma. The park is open to the public year-round for rock climbing, hiking, boating, camping, nature observation and photography, and environmental education and interpretation. The mountain overlooks scenic Lake Altus-Lugert.[3]

  1. ^ "Quartz Mountain". ListsOfJohn.com. Retrieved 2012-10-13.
  2. ^ "Quartz Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  3. ^ summitpost.org "Baldy Point (Quartz Mtn)" Retrieved April 13, 2014.