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Granite Chief Peak

Black diamond Palisades Tahoe, CA

Steepest pitch48°
Vertical447 ft
Length—
Average pitch35°
FacesE
Top8,999 ft

Granite Chief Peak drops 447 vertical feet over feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 48°. That's steeper than 100% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 4th steepest of 115 named runs at Palisades Tahoe. It faces east.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Granite Chief Peak elsewhere

Nearby at Palisades Tahoe

Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.