Granite Mountains (Wyoming)
The Granite Mountains are a short subrange of the Rocky Mountains in central Wyoming of the United States. The range runs approximately 100 mi (160 km) E-W along the south side of the Shoshone Basin, and north of the Sweetwater River, in eastern Fremont County and western Natrona County. The highest point is McIntosh Peak at Template:Convert.<ref>Lankin Dome, Wyoming, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951</ref> Independence Rock is at the east end of the range,<ref>Independence Rock, Wyoming, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1951</ref> and Split Rock was a prominent landmark on the Oregon Trail. The region is rich in uranium and other mineral deposits.
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