Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,425 m in California. Thompson Peak stands 2,726 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. 94 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
The story
Granite Peak is a mountain located in the Trinity Alps of California in the Trinity Alps Wilderness. It rises to the west of Highway 3 and Trinity Lake to an elevation of 8,094 feet (2,467 m). The peak receives copious amounts of snow during the winter.
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Wikidata Q5595904, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,425 m
How to reach it
94 named places within 25 miles
- Middle Peak: 0.6 mi
- Red Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Gibson Peak: 2.3 mi
- Siligo Peak: 2.9 mi
- Seven Up Peak: 3.4 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 8.0 mi
- Middle Canyon Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Upper Canyon Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Grizzly Lake Falls: 11.6 mi
- Kickapoo Waterfall: 15.0 mi
- Stoney Creek Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Clark Springs Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Big Bar Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Whites Bar Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Pollard Flat Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Lowden Park: 12.8 mi
- Lee Fong Park Disc Golf Course: 13.2 mi
- Lewiston Community Park: 14.8 mi
- French Gulch County Park: 18.5 mi
- French Gulch Historic District: 18.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.3 mi
- China Spring: 14.9 mi
- Marble Springs: 19.0 mi
- Hayfork Spring: 19.1 mi
- Minersville: 6.2 mi
- Dedrick: 9.2 mi
- Canon City: 10.9 mi
- Deadwood: 15.0 mi
- National Recreation Area, Picnic Area - Tanbark: 4.7 mi
- Moon Lim Lee Rest Area: 17.3 mi
- Lakehead Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park: 12.9 mi
- Russell Cabin: 12.9 mi
- Stamp mill: 22.1 mi
- Scott Museum: 10.5 mi
- Jake Jackson Memorial Museum: 12.9 mi
- Oak Bottom Beach: 23.4 mi
- Limestone Bluffs: 23.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson Peak | NW 304° | 2,726 m | 11.1 mi |
| Caesar Peak | NW 307° | 2,714 m | 10.8 mi |
| Mount Hilton | WNW 289° | 2,694 m | 10.0 mi |
| Sawtooth Mountain | WNW 302° | 2,662 m | 8.1 mi |
| Caribou Mountain | NNW 331° | 2,609 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wedding Cake | WNW 302° | 2,605 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gibson Peak | N 359° | 2,560 m | 2.3 mi |
| Siligo Peak | NNW 329° | 2,482 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Los_Angeles).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 56 | 45 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358797970
Day trips start here
- French Gulch · 19 mi
- Lakehead · 26 mi
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area · 26 mi
- Callahan · 28 mi
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