Granite Mountains (Riverside County, California)

Granite Mountains
Granite Mountains is located in California
Granite Mountains
Granite Mountains
location of Granite Mountains in Riverside County, California[1]
Highest point
Elevation1,326 m (4,350 ft)
Geography
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
DistrictRiverside County
Range coordinates33°58′13″N 115°04′22″W / 33.97028°N 115.07278°W / 33.97028; -115.07278
Topo mapUSGS Palen Pass

The Granite Mountains are a mountain range in northern Riverside County, California, United States. The range is east of Joshua Tree National Park, and is one of four mountain ranges in the Mojave Desert to share this name. The range is about 12 miles northwest to southeast, and about 4 miles wide. It is in the Palen/McCoy Wilderness, administered by the Bureau of Land Management.[2]

  1. ^ "Granite Mountains". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2024-09-01.
  2. ^ https://wilderness.net/visit-wilderness/?ID=441