Peregrine Falcon in flight, California Sedona AZ (January 24, 2014) – Folks have one weekend for climbing opportunities before Prescott National Forest officials implement restrictions on climbing and other activities on the cliff faces of both Granite Mountain and Thumb Butte starting Saturday, February 1, 2014. For Granite Mountain, the closure will be the same as it has been for the past nineteen... 

Bradshaw Ranger District spans the Granite Mountain Wilderness area Prescott AZ (September 25, 2013) – The Doce Fire Temporary Closure will be lifted on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at 8:00 in the morning. Granite Mountain Wilderness, Granite Basin Lake and trails in the Granite Mountain Recreation Area will reopen to the public. The only remaining closure will be a section of the Box Culvert...