Granite Peak (Humboldt County, Nevada)

{{Short description|Mountain in Nevada, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Granite Peak

| photo = 2014-10-09 15 14 49 View of Granite Peak from about 5300 feet on Hinkey Summit Road south of Hinkey Summit in Humboldt County, Nevada.JPG

| photo_caption = View of Granite Peak from Hinkey Summit Road near the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest boundary

| elevation_ft = 9736

| elevation_ref = {{navd88}}{{cite peakbagger |pid=3394 |name=Granite Peak, Nevada |accessdate=2014-10-11}}

| prominence_ft = 4397

| prominence_ref =

| listing = Nevada County High Points 14th

| location = Humboldt County, Nevada, U.S.

| range = Santa Rosa Range

| map = Nevada

| map_caption = Nevada, U.S.

| map_size = 180

| label =

| label_position = left

| coordinates = {{coord|41.668075|N|117.588919|W|type:mountain_region:US-NV_scale:100000_source:NGS|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| range_coordinates =

| coordinates_ref = {{cite ngs |pid=MU0728 |name=Spring Butte Reset |accessdate=2014-10-11}}

| topo = USGS Hinkey Summit

| first_ascent =

| easiest_route = From Hinkey Summit, west along a 4-wheel drive road and then the ridgeline, small segment of Class 3 climbing{{cite summitpost |id=151971 |name=Granite Peak |accessdate=2014-11-12}}

}}

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.{{cite peakbagger |lid=41313 |name=Nevada Peaks with 2000 feet of Prominence |accessdate=2014-10-23}} 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.

{{wide image|2014-10-09 10 31 22 Full 360 degree panorama from the summit of Granite Peak in Humboldt County, Nevada.jpg|1200px|align-cap=center|360-degree panorama from the summit of Granite Peak||none|alt=Granite Peak view}}