Granite Mountain (Yavapai: ʼWi:kvte:wa) is a 7,626-foot (2,324 m) mountain located in Yavapai County, Arizona that covers roughly 12 square miles (31 km²). It was once known as Mount Gurley, for the first governor of the Arizona Territory, John A. Gurley. Its southwest face has a sheer granite cliff approximately 500 feet (150 m) high that is one of the best locations for rock climbing in the state of Arizona. It is located in the Granite Mountain Wilderness, which is administered as a part of the Prescott National Forest.