Granite Mountain (Arizona)
- Granite Mountain (Arizona)
Infobox Mountain|Name=Granite Mountain|Photo=Granite Mountain - Arizona.jpg
Caption=
Elevation=7,626 feet (2,324 m)
Location=Arizona, USA
Range=
Coordinates=coord|34|38|26|N|112|34|35|W|type:mountain_region:US
Topogrpahic
USGS Jerome Canyon
Type=Granite
Age=Proterozoic
First ascent=
Easiest route=rock climb
Granite Mountain is a convert|7626|ft|m|0|sing=on mountain located in Yavapai County, Arizona that covers roughly convert|12|sqmi|km2|0. It is located in the Granite Mountain Wilderness, which itself is in Prescott National Forest. Often lumped in with the Sierra Prieta range, Granite Mountain actually stands by itself, outside of any other range. The mountain stands at the northern end of the Sierra Prietas, and borders Skull Valley on the west, on the northwest by the Santa Maria range, and east by the Williamson Valley. [cite book
last =Annerino
first =John
authorlink =
coauthors =
title =Adventuring in Arizona: The Sierra Club Travel Guide to the Grand Canyon State
publisher =Sierra Club Books
date =1991
location =San Francisco, California
pages =211-226
url =
doi =
id = ]
Ecology
The biotic communities at Granite Mountain range from montane conifer forest and juniper pinyon woodland, to interior chaparral.
ee also
* List of mountains and hills of Arizona by height
References
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