Granite Mountain (Utah) Granite Mountain (Utah) Granite Mountain is a mass of solid rock one mile up Little Cottonwood Canyon in the Wasatch Range of Utah, not too far from Salt Lake City, Utah. Despite its name, Granite Mountain is primarily composed of quartz monzonite, an igneous rock similar to granite in appearance, physical characteristics, and chemical composition. This is the same material used to construct the Salt Lake Temple and the facade of the LDS Conference Center. The Granite Mountain Records Vault (also known simply as The Vault) is a large archive and vault owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of
Granite Rock Township, Redwood County, Minnesota Granite Rock Township, Redwood County, Minnesota Granite Rock Township is one of the twenty-six townships of Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 241 at the 2000 census. Granite Rock Township was organized in 1890, and named for the granite rock formations in the Redwood River valley. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of ; of it is land and of it (0.05%) is water. Per its name, Granite Rock Township contains deposits of granite, a rock composed of three different major minerals. The city of Lucan is located in Granite Rock