Granite Chief

Granite Chief

Infobox Mountain
Name = Granite Chief
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Elevation = convert|9006|ft|m|0|abbr=on|lk=on [Note: The Squaw Valley Ski Resort map lists Granite Chief at 9,050 feet (2,760 m) ( [http://www.squaw.com/winter/mtnmap.html Source] ), but TopoQuest maps and Peakbagger list the peak at 9,006 feet (2,745 m) above sea level. ( [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?datum=NAD83&lat=39.19824&lon=-120.28686 Source.] )]
Prominence = convert|1846|ft|m|0|abbr=on
Location = Placer County, California, USA
Range = Sierra Nevada
Coordinates = coord|39|11|54|N|120|17|13|W |type:mountain_region:US |display=inline
Topographic
USGS "Granite Chief"
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Granite Chief is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Lake Tahoe and Squaw Valley Ski Resort. The mountain rises to an elevation of Unit ft|9006|0, which is the highest point in Placer County. [Cite web|title=Granite Chief, USGS GRANITE CHIEF (CA) Topo Map|work=USGS Quad maps|url=http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?datum=NAD83&lat=39.19824&lon=-120.28686|publisher=TopoQuest.com|accessdate=2007-11-23] The mountain receives heavy snowfall during the winter, thus this snowfall supports numerous ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, such as Alpine Meadows. [Cite web|title=Subsection M261Eh - Upper Batholith and Volcanic Flows|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/projects/ecoregions/m261eh.htm|accessdate=2007-11-23|publisher=USDA, Forest Service] The peak also forms the western edge of the Squaw Valley ski area boundary. [Cite web|title=Squaw Valley - Mountain Maps|url=http://www.squaw.com/winter/mtnmap.html|publisher=Squaw.com|accessdate=2007-11-23]

References

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*cite web|title=Granite Chief, California|url=http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2562|accessdate=2007-11-23|publisher=Peakbagger.com
*Suttle, Gary. "California County Summits". Berkeley, Ca.: Wilderness Press, 1994.;Specific

ee also

*List of highest points in California by county

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