Granite Peak
Granite Peak rises to 2,412 m in Nevada. Knoll Mountain stands 2,663 m to the south-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Blanchard Mountain, a peak 1.9 miles away. California Trail Back Country Byway passes 14 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.
The story
Mountain in Elko County, Nevada, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49032849, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 2,412 m
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the California Trail Back Country Byway
40 named places within 25 miles
- Blanchard Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Hanks Peak: 2.2 mi
- White Peaks: 2.5 mi
- China Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Knoll Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Bear Spring: 8.2 mi
- Elk Spring: 20.7 mi
- Bull Camp Spring: 22.2 mi
- Sagehen Spring: 22.7 mi
- San Jacinto: 11.4 mi
- Delano: 21.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoll Mountain | SSE 153° | 2,663 m | 6.6 mi |
| Loomis Mountain | SW 220° | 2,659 m | 24.2 mi |
| Forleen Butte | SW 227° | 2,625 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ellen D Mountain | NW 306° | 2,614 m | 9.5 mi |
| White Elephant Butte | NW 306° | 2,574 m | 23.9 mi |
| China Mountain | W 261° | 2,541 m | 3.2 mi |
| Red Elephant Butte | NW 305° | 2,538 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mahogany Elephant Butte | NW 307° | 2,528 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:43 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:35 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:27 | 18:01 | 18:38 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:27 | 16:12 |
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 | 25 | 29 | 36 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackpot, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 845486 — Granite Peak, Elko County, Nevada.
OpenStreetMap element node/357551175
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