Granite Mountain
Granite Mountain rises to 2,198 m in Nevada. Matterhorn stands 3,250 m to the east-southeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Buttes, a peak 2.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032770, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,198 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Twin Buttes: 2.7 mi
- Deer Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Bear Creek Summit: 3.5 mi
- Bear Creek Butte: 3.9 mi
- Coon Creek Peak: 4.3 mi
- Cottonwood Spring: 6.2 mi
- Robinson Spring: 11.1 mi
- Bieroth Spring: 11.2 mi
- Robinson Hole: 11.8 mi
- Willow Spring: 12.5 mi
- Danger Point: 3.9 mi
- Red Bluff: 4.2 mi
- The Palisade: 7.1 mi
- Castle Rock: 20.0 mi
- Black Rock: 21.0 mi
- Rowland: 9.8 mi
- Charleston: 12.5 mi
- Gold Creek: 13.5 mi
- Patsville: 22.3 mi
- Rio Tinto: 23.5 mi
- Urdahl Concentrated Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Wild Horse State Recreation Area: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Granite Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matterhorn | ESE 110° | 3,250 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Peak | E 93° | 3,208 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jarbidge Peak | E 96° | 3,207 m | 7.0 mi |
| Jumbo Peak | ESE 101° | 3,189 m | 7.4 mi |
| Square Top | ESE 106° | 3,189 m | 7.8 mi |
| Marys River Peak | SE 126° | 3,189 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cougar Peak | ESE 116° | 3,154 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prospect Peak | ESE 113° | 3,137 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:18 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:39 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:04 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 37 | 41 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 36 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jarbidge, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558051
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