Infobox Australian Place type region name GraniteBelt state Queensland image Stanthorpe Queensland.jpg caption The town of Stanthorpe, Queensland Stanthorpe pop 5000 area est logo url stategov Electoral ... lga2 lga3 lga4 The GraniteBelt is an area of the Great Dividing Range in south east Queensland , Australia , centred around the town of Stanthorpe, Queensland Stanthorpe . The cool, high country of the granitebelt is found to the south of the Darling Downs and north of the New England Australia New England Tablelands . The area gains its name from the predominantly granite rocks that distinguish it from other areas that make up much of south east Queensland. The GraniteBelt is known for its spectacular flowers, and produces virtually all of Queensland s 40 million apple crop from one ... Dalveen is in the north of the GraniteBelt. Other villages include Applethorpe, Queensland ... of the Murray River . ref name sdrc Climate The GraniteBelt is further distinguished by its elevation , which makes it the coolest part of Queensland. This, and its relatively low rainfall, has made it attractive for viticulture . Winter months can be very cold on the GraniteBelt, and night ... of four distinct seasons on the GraniteBelt. fact date January 2009 The area is a popular tourist destination, particularly for the short break drive market from Southeast Queensland Northern New South ... village in New South Wales that is considered part of the GraniteBelt. Attractions Image Vistagirrahween email.jpg thumb right A granite outcrop in Girraween National Park . The area is Queensland ... Belt is reserved as Girraween National Park, Queensland Girraween National Park , which features ... ref The countryside around the GraniteBelt, after World War I , was given to some returning soldiers ... links http www.granitebeltwinecountry.com.au GraniteBelt Wine Country http www.granitenet.com.au ... as the Southern Downs . Including the town of Warwick, Queensland Warwick , the region has a population ... more details
Other uses Infobox Rock name Granite type Igneous image Fj regranitt3.JPG image caption Granite containing ... type amphiboles. Granite IPAc en icon r n t is a common and widely occurring type of Intrusion geology intrusive , felsic , igneous rock igneous rock geology rock . Granite usually has ... diagram definition , granite is an igneous rock with at least 20 quartz by volume. Granite differs from granodiorite in that at least 35 of the feldspar in granite is alkali feldspar as opposed to plagioclase it is the alkali feldspar that gives many granites a distinctive pink color. Outcrop s of granite ... . Granite is usually found in the continental plates of the Earth s crust. Granite is nearly ... use as a construction stone. The average density of granite is between 2.65 ref cite web url http ..., Harvard University ref The word granite comes from the Latin granum , a grain, in reference ... more igrocks a granitoids.htm title Granitoids Granite and the Related Rocks Granodiorite, Diorite ... 005 Granito Orbicular Caldera Chile.jpg thumb 250px right Orbicular granite near the town of Caldera, Chile Caldera , northern Chile Granite is classified according to the QAPF diagram for coarse .... True granite according to modern petrology petrologic convention contains both plagioclase and alkali ... granite . When a granitoid contains less than 10 orthoclase, it is called tonalite pyroxene and amphibole are common in tonalite. A granite containing both muscovite and biotite mica s is called a binary or two mica granite. Two mica granites are typically high in potassium and low in plagioclase ... granite is rhyolite . Granite has poor primary permeability earth sciences permeability but strong ... of granite, by weight percent ref name Blatt cite book author Harvey Blatt and Robert J. Tracy year ... File Stawamus Chief South Peak 2.JPG thumb The Stawamus Chief is a granite monolith in British Columbia ... Occurrence Granite is currently known only on Earth, where it forms a major part of continental crust ... more details
wiktionarypar beltBelt may refer to TOCright Apparel Belt clothing , a band worn around the waist Championship belt , a type of trophy used primarily in combat sports Colored belts, such as a black belt, worn by martial arts practitioners to signify rank in the ky ranking system Breast belt Mechanical and vehicular Belt mechanical , a looped strip of material used to link multiple rotating shafts Conveyor belt , a device for transporting goods along a fixed track Seat belt , a safety device in automobiles Timing belt , part of an internal combustion engine Belt track , a type of track used on Caterpillar style vehicles Places Belt Netherlands Belt, Montana , United States Belt Parkway , a series of highways around New York City, United States The Belts , two straits of the Danish archipelago Any of several informally defined List of belt regions of the United States regions of the United States , such as the Bible Belt or the Rust Belt Belts, Yiddish name of B l i , Moldova Astronomy Asteroid belt , a region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter Gould Belt , a partial ring of stars representing the local spiral arm to which the Sun belongs Kuiper belt , a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune Orion s Belt , three stars in the constellation Orion Other uses Belt firearm , a device used to feed cartridges into a firearm Belt music , a singing technique Judas belt , a firework Photon belt , a New Age belief Belt problem , a mathematics problem Belt Supergroup , a group of Mesoproterozoic sedimentary rocks Thomas Belt 1832 1878 , English geologist and naturalist See also Balteus disambiguation Category Belts Below the belt Beltway disambig cy Gwregys de Belt et Belt el fr Belt homonymie ko io Rimeno he nl Belt ja ru sr fi Belt sv B lte zh ... more details
Wiktionarypar graniteGranite is a type of rock. Granite may also be Places Australia Granite Island Australia United States Granite, Colorado Granite, Iowa Granite, Maryland Granite Falls, Minnesota Granite, Oklahoma Granite, Wyoming Granite State , the official nickname of New Hampshire Other uses Granite Northern Rock vehicle , a financial instrument Granite song , a song by the drum and bass band Pendulum See also Granit disambiguation Lookfrom Granite disambig de Granite it Granite nl Granite pl Granite pt Granite ru sk Granite vo Granite ... more details
Granite Falls can refer to United States Granite Falls, Minnesota Granite Falls Township, Chippewa County, Minnesota Granite Falls, North Carolina Granite Falls, Washington Canada Granite Falls British Columbia geodis ca Granite Falls de Granite Falls es Granite Falls it Granite Falls nl Granite Falls pl Granite Falls pt Granite Falls vo Granite Falls ... more details
Granite Mountains may refer to one of four mountain range s in the United States Granite Mountains Alaska Granite Mountains Arizona Granite Mountains California Granite Mountains Wyoming See also Granite Mountain disambiguation geodis ... more details
Milford granite may refer to Milford granite Massachusetts A pink or grey granite from Milford, Massachusetts Milford granite New Hampshire A light grey granite from Milford, New Hampshire disambig ... more details
Granite City may refer to Granite City, Illinois Granite City , Illinois St. Cloud, Minnesota St. Cloud , Minnesota Aberdeen , Scotland Granite City, British Columbia Granite City , British Columbia disambig de Granite City pl Granite City ... more details
Granite Range may refer to Granite Range Alaska in Alaska, USA Granite Range Montana in Montana, USA Granite Range Elko County in Nevada, USA Granite Range Washoe County in Nevada, USA See also Granite Mountain disambiguation Granite Mountains disambiguation geodis ... more details
Granite Mountain can refer to One of 57 mountain summits in the United States Granite Mountain Nome, Alaska Granite Mountain Prince of Wales, Alaska Granite Mountain Southeast Fairbanks, Alaska Granite Mountain Yukon Koyukuk, Alaska Granite Mountain Arkansas Granite Mountain Gila County, Arizona Granite Mountain La Paz County, Arizona Granite Mountain Maricopa County, Arizona 1 Granite Mountain Maricopa County, Arizona 2 Granite Mountain Maricopa County, Arizona 3 Granite Mountain Pima County, Arizona Granite Mountain Pinal County, Arizona Granite Mountain Yavapai County, Arizona 1 Granite Mountain Yavapai County, Arizona 2 Granite Mountain Los Angeles County, California Granite Mountain Mono County, California Granite Mountain San Bernardino County, California Granite Mountain San Diego County, California Granite Mountain Sierra County, California Granite Mountain Chaffee County, Colorado Granite Mountain Gunnison County, Colorado Granite Mountain Adams County, Idaho Granite Mountain Bonner County, Idaho Granite Mountain Elmore County, Idaho 1 Granite Mountain Elmore County, Idaho 2 Granite Mountain Idaho County, Idaho Granite Mountain Lemhi County, Idaho Granite Mountain Maine Granite Mountain Beaverhead County, Montana Granite Mountain Judith Basin County, Montana Granite Mountain Lake County, Montana Granite Mountain Madison County, Montana Granite Mountain Powell County, Montana Granite Mountain New Mexico Granite Mountain Elko County, Nevada Granite Mountain Humboldt County, Nevada 1 Granite Mountain Humboldt County, Nevada 2 Granite Mountain Lander County, Nevada Granite Mountain Pershing County, Nevada Granite Mountain Washoe County, Nevada Granite Mountain New York Granite Mountain Oklahoma Granite Mountain Oregon Granite Mountain Burnet County, Texas Granite Mountain Hudspeth County, Texas Granite Mountain Iron County, Utah Granite Mountain Juab County, Utah Granite Mountain Washington County, Utah Granite Mountain Chelan County, Washington Granite Mountain ... more details
Granite Springs may refer to Granite Springs, California , in Mariposa County Granite Springs, California, former name of Coso former settlement , California , in Inyo County Granite Springs, New York Granite Springs Valley Nevada , a List of Great Basin watersheds Great Basin watershed geodis de Granite Springs ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Quincy Granite Railway Incline nrhp type image Granite Railway General view of incline to Quarry from Northwest.jpg caption The Incline section of the Granite Railway br Quincy 1934 photo ... name Quincy Granite Railway nrhp type image caption location Bunker Hill Lane, Quincy, Massachusetts ... ref The Granite Railway was one of the first railroads in the United States , built to carry granite ... of the Bunker Hill Monument . The Granite Railway is popularly termed the first commercial railroad ... Commission purchased 22 acre s, including Granite Railway Quarry, as the Quincy Quarries Reservation ... organized the financing of the new Granite Railway Company, owning a majority of its shares, and he ... rails had been replaced by granite rails, once again capped with iron ref name turnpike Wood ..., a new section of the railway called the Incline was added to haul granite from the Pine Ledge ... in an endless conveyor belt. The incline continued in operation until the 1940s. The railway introduced ... MPC kemble1835 cover.htm Friends of the Blue Hills Journal of Fanny Kemble ref The Granite Railway ... badly injured. In 1871 the Old Colony and Newport Railway took over the original right of way of the Granite ... trains then took granite from the quarries directly to Boston without need of barges from ... Century, metal channels were laid over the old granite rails on the Incline and motor trucks were hauled ... from the Granite Railway can be found in the gardens on top of the Southeast Expressway ... climbing, the reservation has trails connecting the remains of the Granite Railway. The convert 2.5 ..., Massachusetts Castle Island in Boston Harbor. At a grade level street crossing is a granite block with a history marker, depicting a quick history of the Granite Railway with its years of operation. Gallery image gallery lines 6 Granite Railway map section.png Map of the Granite Railway Granite Railway in Milton, Massachusetts.jpg A three car, horse drawn train on the Granite Railway at East Milton ... more details
Granite wattle may refer to Acacia kempeana , commonly known as Wanderrie wattle , witchetty bush or granite wattle Acacia quadrimarginea , common known as granite wattle or spreading wattle . disambig ... more details
Granite Island may refer to Granite Island Australia , a tourist attraction close to Victor Harbor, South Australia Granite Island Michigan , USA Any of several islands in Alaska, USA disambig ... more details
Granite Store , or variants thereof, may refer to in the United States Granite Store Sullivan, Maine , National Register of Historic Places listings in Hancock County, Maine listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Maine Granite Store Uxbridge, Massachusetts , listed on the National Register of Historic Places disamb ... more details
File Granite Club.JPG right thumb 250px The sign for the Granite Club The Granite Club is an invitation only country club athletic country club in Toronto . Founded in 1836, it is one of Canada s most prestigious private athletic clubs. Category Figure skating in Canada ... more details
Belt.jpg thumb CO Mineral Belt The upper Arkansas River valley, including the area around Granite, is hemmed ...Infobox settlement Basic info official name Granite, Colorado other name native name for cities whose ... info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Granite is an unincorporated area unincorporated town ... , Colorado , United States . The zip code of Granite is 81228. ref name ZIPcode cite web date December ... is 116. ref http www.bestplaces.net zip code Granite Colorado 81228.aspx Best Places ... 300px left thumb The headwaters of the Arkansas 17 miles north of GraniteGranite is located midway ... extensive placer mining in the Colorado Gold Rush days, runs through Granite. It is the sixth longest river in the US the headwaters is 17 miles north in the Leadville area. Granite is located between ... Bot generated title ref In 1860, Cache Creek, a mining camp near Granite, became the first settlement of note with a population of about 300. By the following year, Granite, located on either side of the Arkansas ... Lakes but no longer in existence, to Granite. ref http www.salida.com history history1860s.htm Salida ... http books.google.com books?id oOgNAAAAIAAJ&pg PA583&dq Granite Colorado Cache Creek&hl en&ei KgbzTIrHDYT68Aa2uYWADA ... War , a war over water rights, to Granite. The war reached its climax when members of the Committee ... http books.google.com books?id XfXTbBSXUvAC&pg PA63&dq Granite Colorado Cache Creek&hl en&ei KgbzTIrHDYT68Aa2uYWADA&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum 2&ved 0CC8Q6AEwAQ v onepage&q Granite 20Colorado ... title ref County Seat Until 1879 the village of Granite was located in Lake County, once one ... placer gold strikes in Lake County, Granite held the position of county seat , but in 1878 they lost out to booming silver rich Leadville, 17 miles to the north. However, Granite did manage to remain ..., with Granite as the county seat. But a year later an election was held resulting in a win for Buena Vista, 17 miles to the south of Granite, with 1,128 votes out of a total population of 1,200 when women ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2007 Image Yosemite 20 bg 090404.jpg thumb 250px Half Dome , Yosemite , a classic granite dome though not, contrary to popular belief, Glacier sliced A granite dome is a Dome geology dome of granite , formed by Exfoliation geology exfoliation . Formation Granite forms pluton s of igneous rock several kilometers below the surface as magma slowly cools and crystallizes. The granite is under great overhead pressure. Then, granite is uplifted to the surface during a mountain building event. During the orogeny mountain building process , the overlying rock is Erosion eroded as the granite is uplifted, and the pressure on the granite reduced. The granite expands and forms fractures or Joint geology sheet joint s parallel to the surface. The granite then erodes in concentric layers similar to how an onion peels forming rounded masses called Exfoliation geology exfoliation domes. While found worldwide, many such domes are found in the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada range in California , which includes the most famous exfoliation dome in the United States , Half Dome . Granitic surfaces in this region that have been exfoliated are identified by their lack of glacial polish . gallery Image Stone mountain georgia.gif Stone Mountain , in the USA American state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia . Image Rio de Janeiro Ipanema Beach.jpg Granite domes in Rio de Janeiro Image Yosemite Nevada Fall11.JPG Liberty Cap California Liberty Cap Yosemite , by Nevada Fall . Image Tenaya Lake and Pywiack Dome.jpg A number of the domes are clustered at the upper end of Tenaya Lake , Yosemite . gallery See also Corcovado El Capitan Half Dome Stone Mountain Wolfenstein rock Weathering Pressure release External links commonscat Granite domes http www.fettes.com cairngorms dome.htm Granite domes of the Cairngorms Category Granite domes Category Geomorphology Category Geologic domes uk geology stub ... more details
refimprove date February 2009 Infobox Company company name Granite Ventures company logo Image Granite Ventures logo.png 200px Granie Ventures logo company type Private Company Private foundation 1992 founder location San Francisco, California , United States industry Private equity products Venture capital assets 1 billion homepage http www.graniteventures.com www.graniteventures.com num employees 20 Granite Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in San Francisco, California . Granite s predecessor H&Q Venture Associates, founded in 1992, was the venture capital investment arm of Hambrecht & Quist , a leading technology oriented investment bank . Granite completed a spinout from H&Q when the bank was sold to Chase Manhattan Bank in 1999. Since its founding, Granite has raised over 1 billion in investor commitments and has invested in more than 90 companies. In 2005, the firm raised Granite Ventures II, its second fund since completing its spinout in 2000, with 350 million of investor commitments. ref http www.altassets.com news arc 2005 nz7377.php Granite Ventures II closes on 350m . AltAssets, August 30, 2005 ref Granite s investment professionals include Tom Furlong, Chris Hollenbeck, Sam Kingsland, Standish O Grady, Len Rand and Eric Zimits. Investments Granite has backed such companies as Tumbleweed Communications , Plumtree Software , Sendmail , and Westbridge Technology . Granite has established strategic partnerships with technology firms including Adobe Systems , British Telecom , and Texas Instruments . In these partnerships Granite has provided management services for the company s in house venture programs. References reflist 2 Refbegin http www.accessmylibrary.com coms2 summary 0286 28171302 ITM Granite Ventures breaks with past, forsaking H&Q name . Investment Dealers Digest, August 14, 2000 Refend External links http www.graniteventures.com Granite Ventures company website br Space before templates Venture capital firms Category Venture capital ... more details
Infobox building name Tour Granite image 2001 2008 Soci t G n rale tower, La D fense, Paris.jpg caption The Granite tower location La D fense br small Nanterre small latd 48 latm 53 lats 30.47 latNS N longd 2 longm 13 longs 46.52 longEW E iso region FR coordinates display title status start date completion date 2008 opening building type Office antenna spire convert 183 m ft abbr on roof convert 183 m ft abbr on top floor floor count 35 elevator count 15 cost floor area convert 45,500 m2 sqft abbr on architect Christian de Portzamparc structural engineer main contractor developer owner management references Tour Granite is an office skyscraper in La D fense , the high rise Central business district business district situated west of Paris , France . Tour Granite was opened in December 2008. The building is designed by French architect Christian de Portzamparc . It is the fifth tallest building in la D fense, after Tour First , Tour Total , Tour Areva and Tour T1 . Tour Granite was ordered by the Soci t G n rale banking group. It was built as a complement to the Tours Soci t G n rale Soci t G n rale twin towers whose office space was insufficient for the needs of the group. Like the existing two towers, Tour Granite has a sharply inclined roof. See also Skyscraper La D fense List of tallest structures in Paris External links http www.peri.fr fr fr pub company.cfm La Tour Granite PERI S.A.S http www.emporis.com en wm bu ?id 184609 Tour Granite Emporis Category La D fense Granite Category Skyscrapers in France Granite Category Skyscrapers between 150 and 199 meters Category Buildings and structures completed in 2008 france struct stub fr Tour Granite hu Tour Granite pl Tour Granite ... more details
Image Granite, Montana, Miners Union Hall.jpg thumb Remnant of Miners Union Hall, Granite, Montana Granite is a ghost town in Granite County, Montana , United States , east of the town of Philipsburg, Montana Philipsburg . Granite thrived as a silver mining town in the 1890s, but is now completely deserted. History Image Granite1895.jpg thumb The city of Granite, taken in about 1895 In 1872, Eli Holland found a small quantity of high quality ruby silver in the area. A shallow shaft was dug, but later abandoned until 1877, when Charles McLure discovered some silver ore in the shaft. He later traveled to St. Louis, to obtain the capital necessary to begin development of the mine. http philipsburgmt.com index.php?page ghost towns GRANITEGranite eventually grew to a town with more than 3,000 inhabitants. For the time period, there were many modern amenities, such as the large Miner s Union Hall, a library, 18 saloons, brothels, a hospital, school, as well as churches. The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was repealed in 1893, drastically lowering the price of silver, and many residents left Granite, leaving only 140 residents a year later. Granite is currently entirely uninhabited. ref cite web url http fwp.mt.gov lands site 280883.aspx title Granite Ghost Town accessdate 2007 02 02 publisher Montana State Website ref Notes reflist Granite County, Montana coord 46.316 N 113.244 W type city region US MT display title Category Ghost towns in Montana Category Geography of Granite County, Montana Montana geo stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Vaasa granite is a Migmatite migmatitic Paleoproterozoic garnet bearing Granite granitoid with variable amounts of gneiss ose enclaves. The name refers to occurrences at Vaasa , on the west coast of Finland . See also List of rock types DEFAULTSORT Vaasa Granite Regional geology stub Category Plutonic rocks ... more details
Image Watson Lake 2.JPG thumb right Watson Lake in the Granite Dells File Granite Dells overview.jpg thumb Dells Granite showing spheroidal weathering . The Granite Dells is a geological feature north of Prescott, Arizona . The Dells consist of exposed bedrock and large boulders of granite that have eroded into an unusual lumpy, rippled appearance. Watson Lake Arizona Watson Lake and Willow Lake are small man made reservoirs in this formation these, combined with numerous hiking & biking trails and rockclimbing routes, make it a popular outdoor recreation area in the region. The Peavine National Recreation Trail follows the old railbed of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway through the Granite Dells. This winding portion of the railroad was known as the Peavine because its twisting curves resembled that of a pea vine. ref http www.yavapaiosa.org peavine.htm Peavine Trail ref It connects to the Iron King Trail ref http www.pvaz.net Index.aspx?page 435 Iron King trail ref , which follows the route of the old Prescott and Eastern Railroad through the eastern Granite Dells. Both are rail to trail conversions. Geology The Dells Granite has been dated at 1.4 billion years old. Its pluton was intruded at a depth of around one or two miles 1.6 to 3.2 km . These cover rocks have since been eroded away. Weathering along Joint geology joint s produced the rounded boulders and other unusual rock formations that characterize the Granite Dells. This process is called spheroidal weathering , and is common in granitic terrains. ref name prgeol Prescott Area Geological Field Guide, 1999, prepared for Earth Science Week. Copy available at Yavapai College library. ref The Dells Granite has an unusually high uranium content, and thus homes built over the granite should be checked for radon leaking from the granite. ref name prgeol References reflist External links http www.cityofprescott.net services parks trails Prescott Trail System http www.cityofprescott.net services parks trails ... more details
Image Va 1895 granite.jpg 300px right thumb In 1895, Granite was located on the Southern Railway US Southern Railway about 5 miles west of Manchester, Virginia Manchester and 3 miles east of Bon Air, Virginia Bon Air in Chesterfield County, Virginia Granite was an unincorporated town in Chesterfield County, Virginia . It was originally located along the Richmond and Danville Railroad five miles west ... that adrita of a new U.S. Post Office at Granite. ref http www.lva.lib.va.us ref Grgranite is found ... and to build the 3 foot granite walls of Richmond s Gothic City Hall at 10th and Capitol Streets which ... near Granite were listed in Mineral Resources of Virginia by Thomas Leonard Watson, Ray Smith Bassler, Heinrich Ries , and Roy Jay, published in 1907 as Granite Development Company Quarry Hawkins Quarry Krim Quarries McIntosh Quarries Middendorf Quarries Netherwood Quarries Old Dominion Granite Company s quarries At that time 1907 , Granite Station was located on the Southern Railway US Southern ... sullivanm virginia richmond capitol capitol.html ref Suburban growth reaches Granite Manchester merged with Richmond in 1910 and the combined city grew rapidly. Soon Granite was not a remote place. As the land around the Granite area was developed with new streets and housing after World War II , Granite lost its separate identity as suburban growth overtook it. A portion of modern day Forest Hill Avenue was earlier named Granite Road, and extended from Westover Hills into Chesterfield County, ending at Bon Air, Virginia Bon Air . Most of the Granite area of Chesterfield County was annexed ... in the area of Granite include Granite Acres and Willow Oaks. Nearby, Netherwood Drive was named for the former quarry at its western end. Since 1959, Granite Recreation Corporation has occupied the former site of the Granite Development Company Quarry. The entrance driveway off Glyndon Lane ... VA source GNIS enwiki display title DEFAULTSORT Granite Category Geography of Chesterfield County, Virginia ... more details
Infobox mountain name Granite Chief photo Granite Chief winter.jpg photo caption Granite Chief as seen from Squaw Valley Ski Resort elevation ft 9010 elevation ref NAVD88 ref name ngs cite ngs id KS1450 designation Granite Chief accessdate 2008 12 26 ref prominence ft 1846 prominence ref ref name pb cite peakbagger pid 2562 name Granite Chief, California accessdate 2010 02 02 ref map California map size 125 listing SPS peak ref name sps cite sps accessdate 2009 08 05 ref location Placer County, California Placer County , California , United States USA range Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada lat d 39.198275175 long d 120.287077669 region US CA source NGS coordinates ref ref name ngs topo United States Geological Survey USGS Granite Chief first ascent easiest route Granite Chief is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada U.S. Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe . The mountain rises to an elevation of convert 9010 ft m 0 and receives consistent heavy snowfall during the winter months. ref cite web title Subsection M261Eh Upper Batholith and Volcanic Flows url http www.fs.fed.us r5 projects ecoregions m261eh.htm publisher U.S. Forest Service accessdate 2007 11 23 ref The summit is the highest point in the Granite Chief Wilderness ref name pb and marks the northwestern boundary of the Squaw Valley Ski Resort . ref cite web url http www.squaw.com squaw valley usa mountain map title Squaw Valley USA Mountain Map publisher Squaw Valley USA accessdate 2010 02 02 ref References reflist External links cite gnis id 260740 name Granite Chief accessdate 2010 02 02 cite summitpost id 152880 name Granite Chief accessdate 2010 02 02 Category Mountains of the Sierra Nevada U.S. Category Mountains of Placer County, California PlacerCountyCA geo stub ... more details
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