Rock Art Around Las Vegas
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Overview The Mt. Irish Archeological District is a large area with many boulder piles and bands of low cliffs covered with petroglyphs. Shaman Hill is the largest of the public petroglyph sites in the district and consists of many boulders and rock outcrops on the east end of a ridge (which appears to be an isolated hill when looking west). Native peoples etched an extensive array of petroglyphs into the rocks and did a little painting. The BLM placed eight numbered markers around Shaman Hill, and the BLM and Lincoln County each produced brochures describing the numbered petroglyph panels (BLM brochure; Lincoln County brochure). Listed here are details of Site 5. The official trail ends at the marker with the long view of Pahranagat Woman. It is, however, fairly easy to hike directly from the marker towards Pahranagat Woman. The last few yards are a bit more trickily because of broken boulders, but hikers get a great view from the end of the easy hiking. |
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Officially, this site consists of the one north-facing boulder on the hillside above the markers with a petroglyph of Pahranagat Woman. In addition, however, there is an interesting shelter site with pictographs, a red wall with petroglyphs, and scattered petroglyphs on isolated rock faces. Look around and see what can be found, but be careful on the steep rocks, and I did meet a gorgeous rattlesnake here, so watch for her too. |
 Marker #5 (view S) |
 Note the arrow pointing up the hill (view S) |
 Marker #5 (view S) |
 Marker #5 (view S) |
 Site 5 Pahranagat Lady petroglyph panel (zoom; view S) |
 Hiker at Pahranagat Lady petroglyph (view S) |
Pahranagat Lady Petroglyph Panel
 Marker #5 and Site 5 petroglyph panel (view S) |
 Starting up through the bushes towards Site 5 (view S) |
Hiker at Pahranagat Lady petroglyph (view S) |
 A convenient gap in the rocks (view S) |
 Hiker already at Pahranagat Lady petroglyph panel (view S) |
 Steep, but open and easy slabs (view S) |
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 Pahranagat Lady |
 Pahranagat Lady |
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 Possible human figure next to Pahranagat Lady |
 Possible human figure next to Pahranagat Lady |
 Back edge of Pahranagat Lady boulder (view NE) |
 Rock shelter (view NW from Pahranagat Lady boulder) |
Red Wall above Pahranagat Lady
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Alcove Petroglyphs and Pictographs
Rock shelter (view NW from Pahranagat Lady boulder) |
 Entering the Rock Shelter (view W) |
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 Broken, perhaps unfinished point |
 Don't step on or otherwise hurt my slithery friend! |
Other Sites up the Hill
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Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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