2.2 miles away
Granite Mountain
A 7,628-foot mountain in the Prescott National Forest, with a sheer 500-foot granite cliff on its south-west face used for rock climbing.
Granite Basin Lake
A reservoir near Prescott, within the Prescott National Forest and adjacent to the Granite Mountain Wilderness area.
- Rank in Arizona
- #350of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 40.2 out of 100medium confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Granite Basin Lake is a reservoir near Prescott, in Yavapai County, in north-central Arizona. It lies within the Prescott National Forest, adjacent to the Granite Mountain Wilderness area.
Where it is
Granite Basin Lake is a natural landmark near Prescott, in Yavapai County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Granite Basin Lake, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
- Coordinates and designations: Wikidata(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
More photographs
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Nearby attractions
5.8 miles away
Sierra Prieta
A mountain range 14 miles long west of Prescott, with the 6,514-foot volcanic plug of Thumb Butte on the city's western edge.6.0 miles away
Heritage Park Zoological Sanctuary
A non-profit Prescott animal sanctuary, also known as the Prescott Animal Park Association, protecting native and exotic species.
6.8 miles away
Sharlot Hall Museum
An open-air museum in Prescott, opened in 1928 in the former Territorial Governor's Mansion by its founder, Sharlot M. Hall.
7.0 miles away
Fort Whipple
A former United States Army post in Arizona, first sited at Del Rio Springs and later moved to a permanent site near Prescott.7.1 miles away
The Phippen Museum of Western Art
The Phippen Museum of Western Art, in Prescott, Arizona, is named after artist George Phippen and hosts exhibits of western art.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Prescott
- County
- Yavapai County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 40.2 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- 18.8
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- medium
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 34.6172, -112.5497
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12