Granite Mountain Trail #261 Photoset • Whiffer • 2026-02-28 • HikeArizona.COM

	2026-02-28
	11 by Whiffer

Granite Mountain Trail #261

Prescott, AZ

Granite Mountain Trail #261

Prescott, AZ

Hiking	9.22 Miles	4,680 AEG

Hiking	9.22 Miles	4 Hrs 31 Mns	2.20 mph
	4,680 ft AEG	19 Mns Break

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Granite Mountain Trail #261 provides great views from the southwest to the northeast. A wide variety of rock formations, including Shark Rock, Whale Rock and what looks like a piece of the cliff that sheared off a flat section. On this warm late February morning, there were two groups of 8-10, several couples from 20s to 80s (the latter apparently did not make the turn onto the mountain), fathers with young adult children, a trio of women and a few solo hikers, like myself. Many of the hikers were accompanied by a friendly dog or two.

Wildflowers Observation Light
dozens of southwestern mock vervain on mountainside, a couple dozen Fendler's pennycress after right turn from trailhead, a few filaree and possibly a Wallflower phoenicaulis, but none have been previously reported in Arizona

	Granite Basin Lake	51-75% full	51-75% full
	stream feeding Granite Basin Lake which Trail #261 crosses multiple times before climbing mountain, had light flow

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