Upper South Umpqua Headwaters Precontact Reference Study

Quartz Mountain

Quartz Mountain, South Umpqua River, Douglas County, Oregon, June 2, 2010 (B. Zybach).

Quartz Mountain Area of Special Interest is located on the cusp between the Quartz Creek subbasin and Boulder Creek subbasin within the South Umpqua River drainage in Tsp. 27 S., Rng. 1 E. and Tsp. 28 S., Rng. 1 E. It contains the site of the old Quartz Mountain Lookout, which is included in the ORWW Osbornes Project.

June 2, 2010 rain-on-snow flood event, Quartz Mountain Road descent (ORWWmedia 8:35): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yqqFWrOzyA

This page includes specific maps and aerial photographs of Quartz Mountain, and individual historical and 2010 documentary photographs showing current condtions, native plants and animals, and other points of interest related to this study area.

Maps and Aerial Photographs

 Subbasin Index Map Tsp. 28 S., Rng. 1 E. August 11, 1946 

Photographs
4463_27_Road_View
4464_Phlox_and_Rocks
4465_Thimbelberry
4466_625_Road_View
4467_Columbine
4469_Columbine
4470_625_Road_Trees
4472_False_Bugbane
4473_Phlox_and_Rocks
4474_Snowbrush
4476_625_Road_Clearcut
4477_625_Road_Clearcut
4478_625_Road
4573_Quartz_Mountain_Burn
4574_Rhododendrons
4576_27_Road_View
4577_27_Road_View
4578_27_Road_View
4579_27_Road_View
4580_27_Road_View
4581_27_Road_View
4583_611_Road_View
4584_611_Road_Trees
4585_611_Road_Blocked

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