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Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
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Crystal Wash Main Site 06

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 6 is a habitation site with petroglyphed boulders, cupules, burnt dirt, flaked stones, and pot sherds. For details of the hike and the other numbered sites here, see Crystal Wash Main. Remember that flaked stones and pot sherds are protected by law: leave what you find.

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 06
Marker #6 lying on the ground (view SW, down)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Marker #6, lots of cupules (arrows), and Boulder 1 (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Lots of cupules (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
Lots of cupules (view S)
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Lots of cupules
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Lots of cupules
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Marker #6, lots of cupules, and Boulder 1 (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 1 on a sunny day (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
Boulder 1 on a cloudy day (view S)
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Boulder 1 details on a sunny day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 1 details on a sunny day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 1 details on a sunny day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 1 details on a sunny day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 1 details on a sunny day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
Boulder 1 details on a cloudy day (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Marker #6 (view W towards Burnt Dirt, Boulder 2, and Alcove)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Burnt dirt (view NW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Burnt dirt (view down)
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Not just burnt dirt (view down)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 2 on a sunny day (view W)
Crystal Wash Main Rock Art Site
Boulder 2 on a cloudy day (view W)
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Boulder 2 details (view W)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 2 details (view W)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Boulder 2 details (view W)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Burnt Dirt (view W towards Boulder 2, and Alcove)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Cupules below the alcove (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Petroglyphs and pictographs under the alcove (view S, up)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
The Outback: what wonders lie out there?
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
A little bit of what lies out there (view SW)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Details of what lies out there (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Details of what lies out there (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
Details of what lies out there (view S)
Crystal Wash Main Site 06
The Outback: what other wonders lie out there?
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Returning to Site 6 (view NW)

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