Rock Art Around Las Vegas
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 Marker #5 |
Overview The Crystal Wash Entrance rock art site is an area of desert-varnished boulders along a sandy wash. Ancient people apparently traveled through this area without stopping for long periods of time, although there is a small shelter site here. While passing through, they flaked a few stones and etched the rocks mostly with abstract images that might represent maps or other travel guides. There is one possible humanoid figure. The hike is about 1 mile round-trip. The BLM and Lincoln County opened this area to the public, and Lincoln County printed a brochure with information about the site (including GPS coordinates) as part of their Get Primitive tourism campaign. Download the 57-page brochure from Lincoln County or snatch a copy of the entire guide or just the 2 pages about Crystal Wash Entrance. The BLM also printed a brochure for the area. Link to Wide Area Map or Site Map. |
 Approaching Marker #5 and Site 5 (view SE) |
 Marker #5 and Site 5 (view SE; Site 6 in the background) |
 Moving around the north side of the boulder: cavity in the rock? |
 Moving around the north side of the boulder: cave in the rock? |
 Moving around the north side of the boulder: a tunnel (view SE) |
 Tunnel (view SE) |
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South Side of the Boulder
 South side of the boulder: looks like a grazing cow? |
 Inside the other end of the tunnel |
 Tunnel: view from south side |
 More to come ... |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 201109
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