Quartz Formation
Quartz Formation is an outcrop in Maricopa County, Arizona. Quartz Formation is situated nearby to Thompson Peak, as well as near the mountain saddle Bell Pass.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taliesin West and Thompson Peak.
Taliesin West
Taliesin West is a studio and home developed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Scottsdale, Arizona, United States. Named after Wright's Taliesin studio in Spring Green, Wisconsin, Taliesin West was Wright's winter home and studio from 1937 until his death in 1959. Taliesin West is situated 2 miles southwest of Quartz Formation.
Thompson Peak
Peak
Photo: GreenGibbon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Thompson Peak is a 3,984 ft summit in the McDowell Mountains 20 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Its peak has amateur and Maricopa County government radio towers, accessible via a service road from Fountain Hills.
McDowell Peak
Peak
McDowell Peak is located in the McDowell Mountains, to the northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Its height is 4,036 feet. McDowell Peak is located approximately half a mile north of the easily recognizable Thompson Peak, and shares a ridge with Drinkwater Peak. McDowell Peak is situated 2 miles north of Quartz Formation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fountain Hills.
Fountain Hills
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Fountain Hills is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Known for its impressive fountain, which can shoot water to a height of 560 feet, it borders the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and Scottsdale.
Quartz Formation
- Type: Outcrop
- Category: landform
- Location: Maricopa County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.6281° or 33° 37′ 41″ northLongitude
-111.82248° or 111° 49′ 21″ westOpen location code
855CJ5HH+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 1073843264
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Taliesin Overlook and Lost Dog Overlook.
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