| Granite Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Granite_from_Mac_Peak.jpg) North aspect from Mac Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 7,144 ft (2,177 m)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,064 ft (324 m)[1] |
| Parent peak | The Cradle (7,467 ft)[2] |
| Isolation | 3.03 mi (4.88 km)[2] |
| Coordinates | 47°34′51″N 121°05′27″W / 47.580726°N 121.090734°W[1] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USA_Washington_relief_location_map.jpg)  Granite Mountain Location in Washington &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png) Granite Mountain Granite Mountain (the United States) | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Chelan / Kittitas |
| Protected area | Alpine Lakes Wilderness |
| Parent range | Wenatchee Mountains[1] Cascade Range |
| Topo map | USGS The Cradle |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Late Cretaceous[3] |
| Type of rock | Tonalitic plutons[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | scrambling from Robin Lakes |
Granite Mountain is a 7,144-foot (2,177-metre) double summit mountain located 11.5 mi (18.5 km) south of Stevens Pass on the common border of Kittitas County and Chelan County in Washington state.[4] It's part of the Wenatchee Mountains, which are a subset of the Cascade Range, and is situated 19 mi (31 km) west of Leavenworth in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, on land managed by the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest.[1] Granite Mountain is the highest point on the Hyas Lake-French Creek divide with precipitation runoff from the mountain draining west into Cle Elum River, or east into French Creek, a tributary of Icicle Creek. Its subsidiary 7,080-ft South Peak is positioned half a mile to the south-southeast, the nearest higher neighbor is The Cradle, 3 mi (4.8 km) to the southeast, and Mac Peak is set 3.6 mi (5.8 km) to the north-northwest.[1] The Pacific Crest Trail skirts below the western base this peak.
- ^ a b c d e f "Granite Mountain, Washington". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ a b "Granite Mountain - 7,144' WA". listsofjohn.com. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
- ^ a b Geologic map of the North Cascade Range, Washington, Haugerud, R.A., and Tabor, R.W., US Geological Survey, 2009.
- ^ "Granite Mountain". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-07-01.