Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)

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Granite Peak
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″N117°35′20″W / 41.668075°N 117.588919°W / 41.668075; -117.588919 [2]
Geography
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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]

2014-10-09 10 31 22 Full 360 degree panorama from the summit of Granite Peak in Humboldt County, Nevada.jpg
360-degree panorama from the summit of Granite Peak

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Granite Peak, Nevada". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Spring Butte Reset". NGS Data Sheet. National Geodetic Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce . Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. "Granite Peak". SummitPost.org. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  4. "Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.