Overview

The Ash Springs Petroglyph Site is an area of lightly desert-varnished boulders on a low hill overlooking the verdant Pahranagat Valley. Ancient people apparently liked the view, as they used the site as a winter camp. While there, they flaked stones, broke ceramic vessels, and etched the rocks with scenes of bighorn sheep, human figures, and intricate designs of all sorts.

Listed here are details of Site 18. This site consists of one unmarked boulder. This is not a petroglyph site; rather this is a landmark along the trail between Marker #17 and Marker #1, the trailhead. While here, however, notice the wild lichens on the boulder.

This site was included in the old brochure to encourage hikers to climb atop the high ridge seen in the middle distance to the east. The south end of the ridge provides a great view south across Pahranagat Valley. This lookout is where some people sat, probably chewed the fat, and knapped their stone tools.

Links to Area Map and Site Map.