Granite Peak, Mountain summit in Humboldt County, Nevada, US.

Granite Peak is a mountain summit in the Santa Rosa Range of northern Nevada reaching an elevation of about 9,700 feet. The mountain rises from open high-altitude terrain with steep sections leading to narrow ridgelines near the top.

The area was explored by climbers starting in the 1960s with ascents recorded in the summit register. It has remained part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and continues to draw climbers seeking high desert summits.

Granite Peak is the highest point in Humboldt County and the Santa Rosa Range, and the highest mountain for over 80 miles in every direction. Its summit register, kept by visiting climbers, records ascents of this Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest peak.

Access begins at Hinkey Summit using a 4-wheel drive road through rough terrain. The final approach involves steep ridgeline sections with scrambling and climbing moves that require experience and proper gear.

Granite Peak is the highest point for over 80 miles in every direction, so no other summit interrupts the horizon. It is also the eighteenth-most topographically prominent peak in Nevada, which is why the mountain stands out so sharply against the surrounding high desert.