Hiking Around Las Vegas, Gold Butte National Monument
 Upper Wall and Lower Wall panels (view NE) |
Overview The Falling Man Rock Art Site is a fascinating petroglyph gallery that has seen many visitors over the years, and Lower Wall is one particular site in that area. This site is made up of two walls set at a 90-degree angle, like an open book. The left "page" is broad and smooth, while the right "page" is smaller and quite rough. The broad left page is wide enough to consider the left and right sides. This site is a little tricky to get to. See the route description, in photo, below. Link to hiking map. |
 Lower Wall, left and right panels |
 Left page |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page, left side |
 Left page (right side) and right page |
 Left page, right side |
 Left page, right side |
 Left page, right side |
 Left page, right side |
 Right page |
Getting to the Lower Panel
 Route to Lower Panel starts on route to 21 Goats (view NW) |
 Route to Lower Panel starts on route to 21 Goats (view W) |
 Atop low saddle, route to Lower Wall turns right (view W) |
 Route to Lower Wall descends across slick rock (view W) |
 Route to Lower Wall heads towards a cliff (view W) |
 Route to Lower Wall approaching a cliff (view W) |
 Route to Lower Wall atop a cliff (view W) |
 The first step looks worse than it is (view down) |
 Starting down - a bit of a stair case (view N) |
 Below stairs, route traverses slickrock (view N) |
 Approaching Lower Wall, easy walking on the dirt (view N) |
 Arriving at Lower Wall (view SE) |
 Arriving at Lower Wall; left and right pages (view SE) |
 Lower Wall; left page, left side (view SE) |
Returning from the Lower Panel
 Departing the Lower Wall (view S) |
 Easy walking across dirt (view S) |
 Returning up the stairs (view S) |
 Heading back towards the 21 Goats Trail (view SE) |
Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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