Quartzsite, Arizona

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Quartzsite, Arizona is a small desert town in western Arizona famous for its massive winter influx of RVers, rockhounds, and swap-meet vendors drawn to its gem shows and mild climate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
municipality
town
areaCode 928
associatedWith camels in U.S. Army experiments
attracts RVers
rockhounds
swap-meet vendors
climateClassification hot desert climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf La Paz County, Arizona
distanceTo about 125 miles west of Phoenix
about 20 miles east of the Colorado River at the California border
economicActivity gem and mineral trade
recreational vehicle services
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel 268 meters
879 feet
foundedAs mining town
governingBody Quartzsite, Arizona self-linksurface differs
surface form: Quartzsite Town Council
governmentType council–manager government
hasCemetery Hi Jolly Cemetery
hasEvent Quartzsite Sports, Vacation & RV Show
Quartzsite gem and mineral shows
hasLandUse Bureau of Land Management long-term visitor areas
RV parks
hasMonument Hi Jolly Monument
hasSeasonalPopulationInflux winter
knownFor mild winter climate
rock and gem shows
rockhounding
swap meets
winter RV tourism
locatedAlong Interstate 10
U.S. Route 95 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Arizona
La Paz County, Arizona
locatedInDesert Sonoran Desert
locatedInRegion western Arizona
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Standard Time (no DST, Arizona)
surface form: Mountain Standard Time
locatedNear Colorado River
namedAfter quartz deposits
observesDaylightSavingTime false
populationType small town
postalCode 85346
state Arizona
usesTimeZone UTC−07:00

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La Paz County, Arizona largestCity Quartzsite, Arizona
La Paz County, Arizona contains Quartzsite, Arizona
La Paz County, Arizona contains Quartzsite, Arizona
this entity surface form: Ehrenberg, Arizona
U.S. Route 95 passesThrough Quartzsite, Arizona
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground nearbyCity Quartzsite, Arizona
Southwest Arizona includesCity Quartzsite, Arizona
Quartzsite, Arizona governingBody Quartzsite, Arizona self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Quartzsite Town Council
Bouse, Arizona locatedNorthOf Quartzsite, Arizona
Kofa Mountains nearestCity Quartzsite, Arizona