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Little Granite Mountain Rock Climbing

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Areas in Little Granite Mountain

Bobcat Boulder 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 5

Coyote Canyon 0 / 0 / 0 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Loaf, The 4 / 4 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Lost Bandana Area 13 / 7 / 12 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 17

Mogul Wall 6 / 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 8

Pasta Slab 12 / 1 / 5 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 13

Riven Wall, The 4 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 6

Roofer Madness and Fairweather Walls 3 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 3

Sleeping Cactus Wall 3 / 1 / 1 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

Torrid Wall 2 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 2

Unknown 4 / 4 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 0 / 4

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Elevation:	2,862 ft	872 m
GPS:	33.77406, -111.80164 Google Map · Climbing Area Map
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Description

Little Granite Mountain is another classic desert climbing area, featuring some really good climbing spread out over an array of various formations on the flanks of the mountain. The rock is coarse-grained desert granite with the climbing fairly traditional in nature, both gear and bolted routes.

Thanks to the efforts of the City of Scottsdale and many citizens who voted in the funding that made it possible, the area encompassing Little Granite Mountain (known as "Granite Mountain" on topo maps) is now part of the McDowell-Sonoran Preserve.

McDowell-Sonoran Preserve Information

Little Granite Mountain - Preserve Map

Getting There

Little Granite Mountain is reached by driving north from the intersection of Dynamite Road and 136th Street (about 6 miles east of Pima Road). Keep an eye out for where the power lines cross over the road (easy identifier for TH location) as you drive north on 136th. Approximately 2 miles north of Dynamite, make a left turn and drive a short distance west into the brand new Granite Mountain Trailhead area. No water or services are available here.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Little Granite Mountain

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.

5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 15 ● Problem Dog Trad, TR Pasta Slab
5.3 3+ 10 III 9 VD 3a 12 ● Ready and Abel Trad Pasta Slab
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 17 ● Full Measure Trad Pasta Slab
5.5 4b 13 IV+ 11 MS 4a 7 ● Crazy Handful of Nothin' Trad, TR Pasta Slab
5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b 11 ● Slot Trad, TR Lost Bandana Area > Lost Bandana Wall
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 33 ● Young Monkeys Trad Loaf
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 12 ● Negro y Azul Trad, TR Pasta Slab
5.7 5a 15 V+ 13 MVS 4b 9 ● Blue Sky Trad, TR Pasta Slab
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 26 ● Sweet Surprise Trad Loaf
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 7 ● Snakes are Poodles Too Trad Bobcat Boulder
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 5 ● Pasta Man Unchained Trad Pasta Slab
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c 12 ● Owl Out Trad, TR Lost Bandana Area > Lost Bandana Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 7 ● LAWless and Free Trad Lost Bandana Area > Lost Bandana Wall
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a 7 ● Kate's Fault Sport, TR Lost Bandana Area > Cone
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b 7 ● Graceland Sport, TR Lost Bandana Area > Lost Bandana Wall