| Granite, Wyoming | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Wyoming#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Granite |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Wyoming |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Wyoming |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Laramie |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Mountain (MST) |
| Utc Offset: | -7 |
| Timezone Dst: | MDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -6 |
| Elevation Ft: | 7336 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1°N -105.1583°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 82059 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1597336[1] |
Granite (also Granite Canon or Granite Canyon) is an unincorporated community in Laramie County, Wyoming, United States. Its elevation is above sea level. The community is unincorporated, but has the postal designation of Granite Canon with the ZIP code of 82059.[2]
Public education in the community of Granite is provided by Laramie County School District #1.
On the morning of October 4, 2018, an eastbound Union Pacific freight train collided with the rear of a stationary Union Pacific freight train in Granite Canyon. At the time of the accident, the striking train was traveling on a descending grade leading up to the point of collision. The engineer and conductor of the striking train were killed, and three locomotives and 57 cars of the striking train derailed, while nine cars of the stationary train derailed.[3]