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DescriptionOne of Arizona's premiere trad climbing areas, Granite Mountain features beautiful white fine-grained granite and many wonderful routes in a high desert wilderness area. You're not likely to see too many other climbers here either, but you will see plenty of awesome cracks and beautiful natural lines. Getting ThereGranite Mountain resides just northwest of the city of Prescott. Head out of town on Iron Springs Road to the Granite Basin Rec. Area turnoff (right turn), follow this approx. four miles to either the Playa or Metate Day Use Area parking lots. Take Trail 260 up to the big granite wall. The ClassicsMountain Project's determination of some of the classic, most popular, highest rated routes for Granite Mountain:
Dislocation Buttress 5.4 Trad, 7 pitches, 300 feet Swamp Slabs
Dislocation Direct 5.6 Trad, 2 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II Swamp Slabs
The Classic 5.7 Trad, 3 pitches Middle Section
Green Savior 5.8 Trad, 4 pitches, 350 feet, Grade III Middle Section
Beaver Cleaver 5.8+ PG13 Trad, 1 pitch Middle Section
Magnolia Thunderpussy 5.9- Trad Middle Section
Cheiu Hoi 5.9 Trad, 3 pitches, 300 feet, Grade II Right Section
Crack Lover's Variation 5.9 Trad, 2 pitches, 200 feet, Grade II Middle Section
Reunion 5.10- Trad, 4 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II Middle Section
Falling Ross 5.10 Trad, 2 pitches, 300 feet Right Section
Kingpin 5.10 PG13 Trad, 5 pitches, 450 feet, Grade III Middle Section
Candyland 5.10 Trad, 5 pitches, 450 feet, Grade III Middle Section
The Slammer Jam 5.10 Trad, 3 pitches, Grade III Middle Section
Thin Slice aka A Thin Slice of Plum Pie 5.10+ Trad, Sport, 3 pitches, 250 feet, Grade II Right Section
Coatimundi Whiteout 5.11a Trad, 5 pitches Middle Section
Featured Route For Granite Mountain
Reunion 5.10- AZ : Granite Mountain : Middle Section
Reunion is an excellent line found on the left side of the Flying Buttress. While the middle two pitches aren't the best in the world, the first is pretty okay, and the last one is maybe the best finger crack on the Mountain! As the story goes, when Baxter freed the last pitch, he went up with a few nuts, and ran out towards the end of the pitch. Facing retreat or pushing ahead, he cast out on the finish and pulled off a stylish ascent in bold st...[more] Browse More Classics in AZ
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