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Granite Chief, California

Prominence: 1846 ft, 563 m

Elevation: 9006 feet, 2745 meters

Approx. Isolation: 12.01 mi, 19.33 km

Elevation Info:	NAVD88 Elevation: 9010 ft / 2746 m
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)	39° 11' 54'' N; 120° 17' 13'' W 39.198239, -120.287064 (Dec Deg) 734279E 4342283N Zone 10 (UTM)
Country	United States
State/Province	California
County/Second Level Region	Placer
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Prominence

Clean Prominence: 1846 ft/563 m
Optimistic Prominence: 1886 ft/575 m
Key Col: 7160 ft/2182 m (40 foot contour)
Col elevation in range between 7120 and 7160 feet.

Isolation

12.01 mi/19.33 km
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
Castle Peak (NNW)
Not verified: May be a major NHN that is not in the database.

Ranges

Continent: North America
Range2: Pacific Ranges
Range3: Sierra Nevada
Range4: Lake Tahoe-Sonora Pass Sierra Nevada
Range5: Granite Chief-Northwest Tahoe Area (Highest Point)

Drainage Basins

Great Basin
Internal Drainage-N.A.
Worldwide Internal Drainage

Sacramento
San Francisco Bay
Pacific Ocean

Ownership

Land: Tahoe National Forest
Wilderness/Special Area: Granite Chief Wilderness Area (Highest Point)

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