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| | Each backpacking trail in Arizona is worth trekking. Backpacking trails are nice and plentiful in Arizona; one of those is Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One in Yavapai County. If you are in Arizona during hiking season you have to go hiking. It is very dehydrated here at Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One regularly; August is the month that gets the most rain, and the driest of the months is June. There are two trailheads to chose from, one in each end, so if you can get a ride from someone, you can backcountry walk it |
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just one way. Backcountry hiking in Arizona never gets boring. This is one of many backpacking and hiking trails in the surrounding neighborhood. This trek shouldn't take more than 6 hours, but of course some people walk a bit slower and some a bit faster. Granite Mountain Trail
| | Number Two Hundred Sixty One is a long tour away from Prescott, but what a wonderful place for backcountry hiking it is. This backpacking trail sometimes gets very dry, so make sure you check current conditions and fire restrictions with local forest authorities before you head out. With its 6.4 miles of walking distance it's an average length hiking and backpacking trail. Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One is quite long, so make sure you bring plenty of supplies. Please follow all local rules about fires and camping. Granite Mountain | |
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Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One is a normal length backcountry trail having an average number of uphill miles which makes this a very tough backpacking and hiking trail for advanced backcountry hikers looking for a perfect challenge. The total elevation difference for this backcountry
trail is 588 feet which is a lower than average number. Spending too much time indoors got you down? No problem, Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One in Yavapai County, Arizona is a wonderful place to go. You spend the whole walk in roughly the same elevation zone
which means the conditions are about the same from start to finish. Throughout the warm months at Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One temperatures are ordinarily in the 80's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 50's. Daytime highs through the winter are in
the 50's, and nighttime lows at Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One through the winter commonly sink into the 10's.
Briefly about the general area:
Clark Spring is an inspiring location to stop by during your stay, and camping at Camp Charles Pearlstein
is always a brilliant experience.
A tremendous location to check out in close proximity to Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One is Blair Pass; you'll most likely meet some people from Prescott here. Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One is tremendous
enough to spend more than a day at, Emmanuel Pines Camp & Cnfrnc is a tremendous local campground, and Granite Basin Dam is an interesting thing to check out. Life's too short to enjoy all the fun things close to Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One. Iron Springs
Wash is a beautiful stream that is worth a visit; a short visit to Alkali Spring is always worthwhile.
Don’t forget to pop by Granite Basin if you're here at Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One, and a splendid forest nearby is Prescott National Forest.
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Location of Trailhead 1: Latitude 34.6195, Longitude -112.5554
- - Directions and Road Map
Location of Trailhead 2: Latitude 34.6223, Longitude -112.5957
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Trailhead 1 to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.5 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
Trailhead 2 to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 3.2 miles
Total climbing distance = 1.4 miles
Difficulty : Medium
Casual Hiking Pace:
3 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
1.5 hours
| | Trailhead 1 back to Trailhead 1:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
Trailhead 2 back to Trailhead 2:
Total hiking length = 6.4 miles
Total climbing distance = 2.9 miles
Difficulty : Difficult
Casual Hiking Pace:
6 hours
Fast Hiking Pace:
4 hours
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Total elevation difference: 588 feet
Hotel St. Michael, Prescott
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8 miles away
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Springhill Suites By Marriott Prescott, Prescott
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8 miles away
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User input for Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One, Yavapai County, Arizona:
Outdoors Recreation Near Prescott, Arizona
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| | Trails Near Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One:
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Little Granite Mountain Trail Number Thiry Seven, Yavapai
County
, 2 miles away, 10.2 hiking miles, 1392 feet elevation difference |
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Sierra Prieta Crest Trail Nmber Two Hundred Sixty Four, Yavapai
County
, 6 miles away, 3 hiking miles, 608 feet elevation difference |
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Mount Francis Trail Forty Eight, Yavapai
County
, 9 miles away, 1.9 hiking miles, 1162 feet elevation difference |
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Groom Creek Loop Trail, Yavapai
County
, 13 miles away, 7.7 hiking miles, 1353 feet elevation difference |
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| | Hotels Near Granite Mountain Trail Number Two Hundred Sixty One:
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Hotel St. Michael, Prescott
, 8 miles away |
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Springhill Suites By Marriott Prescott, Prescott
, 8 miles away |
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Hassayampa Inn, Prescott
, 8 miles away |
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Hotel Vendome, Prescott
, 8 miles away |
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Comfort Inn Prescott, Prescott
, 8 miles away |
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