Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)
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| Granite Peak | |
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| File:2014-10-09 15 14 49 View of Granite Peak from about 5300 feet on Hinkey Summit Road south of Hinkey Summit in Humboldt County, Nevada.JPG 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[2] |
| Geography | |
Granite Peak is located in Nevada 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Granite Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Spring Butte Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ↑ "Granite Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved 2014-11-12.
- ↑ "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Granite Peak at Wikimedia Commons
