Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,769 m in Nevada. Freel Peak stands 3,305 m to the west, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Douglas County, Nevada, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2769 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Fort Churchill to Wellington Back Country Byway
- 16.8 mi off the Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Lake Tahoe - Eastshore Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Cave Rock · 28 mi
- Logan Shoals Vista Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.0 mi
- Galena Summit: 1.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Oreana Peak: 2.3 mi
- Bald Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Pinenut Shooting Range: 9.8 mi
- Topaz Lake Park: 9.9 mi
- Mt Siegel OHV Staging Area: 10.3 mi
- Douglas County Fairground: 10.5 mi
- Blackrock Park: 13.1 mi
- China Spring: 4.5 mi
- Buffalo Spring: 5.2 mi
- Double Spring: 6.0 mi
- Iron Spring: 6.3 mi
- Carters Springs: 6.8 mi
- Hoye Bridge: 8.6 mi
- Barney Riley: 10.2 mi
- Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument: 15.2 mi
- Old Jail: 21.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 24.9 mi
- Artesia Lake State Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- River Fork Ranch Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Aspen Glen Reserve: 20.2 mi
- Grover Hot Springs State Park: 20.8 mi
- Ludwig: 14.5 mi
- Como: 23.1 mi
- Pine Grove: 23.2 mi
- Stone Cabin: 24.2 mi
- Carson Valley Museum and Cultural Center: 15.3 mi
- Alpine County Museum: 18.1 mi
- Lyon County Museum: 20.8 mi
- Genoa Courthouse Museum: 21.8 mi
- Hangman's Cave: 17.6 mi
- 4-second Climbing Area: 19.5 mi
- Palmyra Town Site: 22.6 mi
- Palmyra Mining Camp: 22.6 mi
- Genoa Falls: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freel Peak | W 274° | 3,305 m | 21.4 mi |
| Jobs Sister | W 275° | 3,299 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jobs Peak | W 274° | 3,233 m | 19.4 mi |
| Hawkins Peak | WSW 251° | 3,052 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mount Siegel | N 1° | 2,869 m | 3.6 mi |
| Galena Peak | N 360° | 2,866 m | 2.7 mi |
| Wade Peak | W 265° | 2,855 m | 18.4 mi |
| Oreana Peak | NE 35° | 2,818 m | 2.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:47 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Topaz Lake, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357552553
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