Quartz Peak is a

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

in the U.S. state of

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. The elevation is . Quartz Peak was named for deposits of quartz.

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