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Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
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Crystal Wash Main
Half Boulder (no marker number; view SW)

Overview

The Crystal Wash Main Archeological Site (or "Rock Story" site) is an area of desert-varnished, volcanic boulders along a sandy wash and on a gently sloping hillside above the wash. Above the wash, ancient people stayed in the area for long periods of time, probably living here during winters. While here, they flaked stones, built fires, broke ceramic vessels, and etched the rocks with representational (e.g., bighorn sheep and human figures) and abstract images. Back in their time, Crystal Creek probably flowed past the village.

Site 1a is not an official site here and there is no marker, but it is an isolated boulder with petroglyphs and petroglyphs on bedrock in the wash. Be care where you stand while looking for the petroglyphs on the ground (sometimes covered with sand). For details of the hike and the other sites here, see Crystal Wash Main.

For additional information about the area, download the 57-page Lincoln County brochure or just the 3 pages about Crystal Wash Main.

Crystal Wash Main Site 01a
Hiker arriving at Half Boulder on a cloudy day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Shady side of Half Boulder (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 01a
Half Boulder on a cloudy day (view SE)
Crystal Wash Main Site 01a
Half Boulder on a cloudy day (view SE)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Petroglyphs on shady side of Half Boulder (view SE)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Petroglyphs on shady side of Half Boulder (close-up)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Petroglyphs on shady side of Half Boulder (close-up)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Petroglyphs on shady side of Half Boulder (close-up)
Crystal Wash Main Site 01a
Petroglyphs on shady side of Half Boulder (close-up)
Crystal Wash Main Site 01a
Petroglyphs on base of shady side of Half Boulder (close-up)
Crystal Wash Main
Northeast side of Half Boulder (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Faint petroglyph (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 1a
Backside of Half Boulder seems to be unmarked (view NW)
Crystal Wash Main
Continuing past Half Boulder towards Site 2 (view S)

Happy Hiking! All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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