Overview

The Mt. Irish Archeological District is a large area with many boulder piles and low bands of cliffs covered with petroglyphs. Echo Rock is one site in the district, and in fact, the flat faces do produce nice echoes. Native peoples etched a varied array of petroglyphs on the shady north side of the rock.

While visiting this site, please take care of the area and leave it as you found it so that future generations can come and see it too. Notice that some idiot shot twice at the big bighorn petroglyph -- don't be that guy.

Link to Area Map or Site Map.

Location

The Mt. Irish Archeological District is located in the Pahranagat Valley, about 110 miles north of Las Vegas. Details of the location, access routes, and GPS coordinates are presented on the Mt. Irish Archeological District page.

The Hike

From the wide spot (Table 1, Waypoint ER-01) on the edge of Logan Pass Road, a short walk across a wash (no trail) leads to Echo Rock (Wpt. ER-02).

Echo Rock is one rock pile, but with east and west "halves." Most of the rock stories are written on the east half, and there is little, if anything, on the back side.