Rock Art Around Las Vegas
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Rock art is a precious resource. Please help protect and preserve these sites.
 Paiute Rock Marker #9 (missing) |
Overview The Mt. Irish Archeological District is a large area with many boulder piles and low bands of cliffs covered with petroglyphs. Paiute Rock is one of the major public petroglyph sites in the district and consists of one, isolated boulder pile. Native peoples etched an extensive array of nice petroglyphs into the rocks. The BLM placed nine numbered markers around the site, and the BLM and Lincoln County each produced brochures describing the numbered petroglyph panels. Presented here are details of Site 9, which includes a long, amphitheater-like wall and adjacent boulders. Marker #9 is missing. From the far end of the amphitheater, the trail continues east to Site 1. While visiting this site, please take care of the area and leave it as you found it for the enjoyment of future generations. |
 Site 9: Entering the amphitheater (view E) |
 Site 9: The amphitheater (view NE) |
 Site 9: Amphitheater Left (view N) |
 Site 9: Amphitheater Left, Center, and Right (view N) |
 Exit from Site 9 (Adjacent Boulders) to Site 1 (view E) |
 Leaving Site 9 to Site 1 (view E) |
Amphitheater Left
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Amphitheater Center
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Amphitheater Right (Fire Shelter and Adjacent Boulders)
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 Fire shelter |
 Possible petroglyph near the fire shelter (view NE) |
 Bighorn sheep (view N) |
 Curious lines |
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Pioneer Graffiti Rock
 Pioneer Graffiti on the left (erased) and petroglyphs on the right |
 Petroglyphs on the right (view N) |
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 Pioneer graffiti |
 Pioneer graffiti |
 NH, Newton Holaday, was an early rancher in the Pahranagat Valley. He and his father, AJR, made their marks here in 1949 |
 AJR (1949) Andrew Jackson Richard (AJR) entered the area in 1881 and is the great-great-grandfather of kids living in Alamo today |
 Pioneer graffiti removed in 2019 |
 Pioneer graffiti removed in 2019 |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
; Last updated 241201
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