Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,966 m in Nevada. Santa Rosa Peak stands 2,953 m to the south-southwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Chocolate Mountain, a peak 2.2 miles away. 55 named places lie within 25 miles, 37 of them named summits.
The story
Granite Peak is the highest mountain in both the Santa Rosa Range and Humboldt County, in Nevada, United States. It is the eighteenth-most topographically prominent peak in the state. 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. It is the highest mountain for over 80 miles in all directions.
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Wikidata Q18345880, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,966 m
How to reach it
55 named places within 25 miles
- Chocolate Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Hinkey Summit: 2.5 mi
- Thimble: 5.2 mi
- Coal Pit Peak: 8.0 mi
- Santa Rosa Peak: 8.1 mi
- Cold Springs: 9.8 mi
- Source: South Fork Quinn River: 14.0 mi
- Source: East Fork Quinn River: 15.5 mi
- Source: Little Owyhee River: 18.0 mi
- Fry Spring: 19.1 mi
- Santa Rosa State Game Refuge: 5.5 mi
- Paradise Valley Fireman's Park: 12.3 mi
- Buckskin Slide: 8.2 mi
- National: 11.1 mi
- Falls Creek Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cordero: 20.6 mi
- McDermitt Rodeo Grounds: 24.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa Peak | SSW 212° | 2,953 m | 8.1 mi |
| Singas Peak | SSW 198° | 2,870 m | 14.0 mi |
| Paradise Peak | SSW 199° | 2,759 m | 12.5 mi |
| Buckskin Mountain | NNE 12° | 2,659 m | 8.6 mi |
| Five Fingers | SSW 197° | 2,605 m | 17.0 mi |
| Hinkey Summit | E 92° | 2,582 m | 2.5 mi |
| Capitol Peak | NE 51° | 2,511 m | 18.6 mi |
| Coal Pit Peak | ESE 114° | 2,467 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 50 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Paradise Valley 1 NW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357558060
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