Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)

Granite Peak
View of Granite Peak from Hinkey Summit Road near the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest boundary
Highest point
Elevation9,736 ft (2,968 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence4,397 ft (1,340 m)[1]
ListingNevada County High Points 14th[1]
Coordinates41°40′05″N 117°35′20″W / 41.668075°N 117.588919°W / 41.668075; -117.588919[2]
Geography
Granite Peak is located in Nevada
Granite Peak
Granite Peak
Nevada, U.S.
LocationHumboldt County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent rangeSanta Rosa Range
Topo mapUSGS Hinkey Summit
Climbing
Easiest routeFrom Hinkey Summit, west along a 4-wheel drive road and then the ridgeline, small segment of Class 3 climbing[3]

Granite Peak is the highest mountain in both the Santa Rosa Range and Humboldt County, in Nevada, United States.[1] It is the eighteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state.[4] The peak is located within the Santa Rosa Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, about 12 miles north of the small town of Paradise Valley and 23 miles southeast of the small town of McDermitt.[2] It is the highest mountain for over 80 miles in all directions.[1]

Granite Peak view
360-degree panorama from the summit of Granite Peak

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Granite Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. ^ a b "Spring Butte Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "Granite Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
  4. ^ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.


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