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Granite Peak

Granite Peak, seen from above at true elevation

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.

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
2425 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.91014, -122.87225

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • 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
Parks: 6
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 5.3 mi
  • China Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Marble Springs: 19.0 mi
  • Hayfork Spring: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Historic sites: 3
Museums: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Granite Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thompson PeakNW 304°2,726 m11.1 mi
Caesar PeakNW 307°2,714 m10.8 mi
Mount HiltonWNW 289°2,694 m10.0 mi
Sawtooth MountainWNW 302°2,662 m8.1 mi
Caribou MountainNNW 331°2,609 m9.4 mi
Wedding CakeWNW 302°2,605 m10.8 mi
Gibson PeakN 359°2,560.3 m2.3 mi
Siligo PeakNNW 329°2,482 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:48
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3416:0316:47

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404347525966747266564539
Precip in6.75.75.02.61.90.90.30.20.32.04.37.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Weaverville, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358797970

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