Granite Range (Washoe County)

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Granite Range
Mountain Range
Country	United States
State	Nevada
Region	Black Rock Desert
District	Washoe County
Coordinates	40°44′28.644″N 119°23′45.677″W / 40.74129, -119.39602139
Highest point
- elevation	2,365 m (7,759 ft)
Timezone	Pacific (UTC-8)
- summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
Topo map	USGS Godeys Rock
location of Granite Range in Nevada [1]

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 Mountains.

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