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Submitted By: Greg Opland on Jan 19, 2006
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Typical GM rock - second pitch of Coatimundi White...


Description 

One 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 There 

Granite 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.



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Heather Hayes pulling the crux on the first pitch of Candyland.

Candyland 5.10  AZ : Granite Mountain : Middle Section
Candyland is the right-hand crack system that climbs to the Great Roof in the middle section of Granite Mountain, and exits the roof to the right. Pitch 1: Climb up to the right end of a large flake and traverse it back left to the base of the main crack. Follow this crack through increasingly difficult jamming and stemming to the crux flakes near the bolt (5.10), through the overhang and to the belay on three modern bolts (thanks to efforts by R...[more]


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Beware! GM can create it's own weather quickly...Fun!

Beware! GM can create it's own weather quickly...F...

Granite Mountain.

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By BWpete
Jan 2, 2007

if you climb 5.9 try a 5.7 at GM the lines are all well worth their grade

By Olaf Mitchell
From: Paia, Maui, Hi,
Jun 14, 2007

There isn't much in the way of feed back for such a great area.
Years ago while on a desert climbing tour, I visited this area and camped on what was known to us as the "front porch"a large ledge that overlooked miles of desert. At the base of an overhanging cliff there was an obvious fire pit that had to have been used for centries.My question is has anyone else built a fire in this pit and what did you see illuminated on the face of that overhang! The image we saw was ere enough that we moved our camp that night! This image has haunted me for over 25 years!
The climbing was great and I have always thought that I should make a return visit.


By Tom Hanson
From: Castle Rock, CO
Aug 20, 2007

Olaf - You have certainly made me very curious. What did you see illuminated in the overhang?

By C Miller
Administrator
Aug 22, 2007

Bill Cramer has an excellent topo guide to Granite Mountain and the surrounding area; perhaps contact him to pick up copy.

See the books section in the upper left corner of the Granite Mountain page (this page actually).

By dcohn
Nov 11, 2007

How is the camping? How is the weather in November and December?

By lenoir
From: republic of davis
Mar 15, 2008

just wondering if the above closure information is accurate? was thinking of swinging by to climb candyland when i'm in sedona later this spring...

By Pete Hickman
From: Phoenix, az
May 5, 2008

Yes the closure is accurate, I talked to the forest people in February when it was about to close for spring 2008.

By Pete Hickman
From: Phoenix, az
Jul 17, 2008

I spoke to the forest service today and they said that Granite Mountain opened to climbing on July 16th.

By Brandon Eubanks
Oct 17, 2008

Has anyone climbed Magnolia Thunder Pussy lately looking for baita on the second roof were the pin soppiest to be?

By max gibbons
From: AZ y TO
Apr 20, 2009

If you climb 5.9 but can't climb 5.9 at GM then you probably don't climb 5.9.