Granite Peak is the highest
mountain
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in both the
Santa Rosa Range
The Santa Rosa Range is a mountain range in Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. Most of the range is included within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The highest peaks in the range are Granite Peak (9732 feet, 2966 m) and Santa Rosa P ...
and
Humboldt County, in
Nevada
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,
United States
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.
It is the eighteenth-most
topographically prominent
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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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Landforms of Humboldt County, Nevada
Mountains of Nevada
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