Exhibit 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-35357, 333-80577 and 333-104248 of Giant Industries, Inc. and subsidiaries
("the Company") each on Form S-8, of our reports dated March 12, 2004, which
express unqualified opinions and include an explanatory paragraph relating to
the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 143,
"Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations" in 2003, and the adoption of SFAS
No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets" and SFAS No. 144, "Accounting
for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets" in 2002, on the financial
statements and financial statement schedule, each report appearing in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2003.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Phoenix, Arizona
March 12, 2004