Granite Range (Washoe County)

Granite Range
Location of Granite Range in Nevada ^[1]
Highest point
Elevation	2,365 m (7,759 ft)
Geography
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Region	Black Rock Desert
District	Washoe County
Range coordinates	40°44′29″N 119°23′46″W / 40.7413°N 119.396°W / 40.7413; -119.396Coordinates: 40°44′29″N 119°23′46″W / 40.7413°N 119.396°W / 40.7413; -119.396
Topo map	USGS Godeys Rock

The Granite Range is a mountain range in Washoe County, Nevada west of the town of Gerlach and the lower Black Rock Desert playa.^[1]

Adjacent mountain ranges are the Fox Range and Calico Hills.

References

1 2 "Granite Range". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-05-04.

Black Rock Desert

Geography	Antelope Range Badger Mountains Black Rock Range Calico Hills Division Range Empire Fox Range Gerlach Granite Range Hannan Range High Rock Canyon Hills Hog Ranch Mountains Jackson Mtns Kamma Mtns Kings River Lake Lahontan Little High Rock Mountains Massacre Range Montana Mountains Pine Forest Range Poker Brown Mountains Quinn River Selenite Range Sentinel Hills Seven Troughs Range Sheephead Mountains Smoke Creek Desert Smoke Creek Mountains Yellow Hills

History	Peter Lassen Applegate Trail Thrust2 land speed record (1983) Thrust SSC land speed record (1997) CSXT Space Shot (2004)

Protected areas	Black Rock–High Rock NCA Black Rock Desert Wilderness Calico Mountains Wilderness East Fork High Rock Canyon Wilderness High Rock Canyon Wilderness High Rock Lake Wilderness Little High Rock Canyon Wilderness North Black Rock Range Wilderness North Jackson Mountains Wilderness Pahute Peak Wilderness South Jackson Mountains Wilderness

Transportation	Empire Airport Old SR 34 Old SR 48 Old SR 49/Jungo Road SR 447

Uses and Activities	Burning Man Camping High Power Rocketry Land sailing Mining Rockhounding

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