Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)

Granite Peak

View of Granite Peak from Hinkey Summit Road near the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest boundary
Highest point
Elevation 9,736 ft (2,968 m)  NAVD 88[1]
Prominence 4,397 ft (1,340 m) [1]
Listing Nevada County High Points 14th[1]
Coordinates 41°40′05″N 117°35′20″W / 41.668075°N 117.588919°W / 41.668075; -117.588919Coordinates: 41°40′05″N 117°35′20″W / 41.668075°N 117.588919°W / 41.668075; -117.588919 [2]
Geography
Granite Peak
Nevada, U.S.
Location Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.
Parent range Santa Rosa Range
Topo map USGS Hinkey Summit
Climbing
Easiest route From 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. 1 2 3 4 5 "Granite Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. 1 2 "Spring Butte Reset". NGS data sheet. U.S. National Geodetic Survey. 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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