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Cow Canyon Rock Art site is just one of several Native American Pictograph and Petroglyph sites located in the Canyon Pintado National Historic District.

Cow Canyon Rock Art

Cow Canyon Rock Art is located in Southwestern Colorado in the United States near these coordinates.

N 39° 53.297 W 108° 43.702

12S E 694230 N 4417827

These Pictographs and Petroglyphs are accessible from a turnoff into Philadelphia Draw from Colorado Highway 139 in Western Colorado. After turning East toward Philadelphia Draw you will almost immediately turn South and cross two cattle guards before turning toward the East again.

There are several different objects visible at this site from both the Fremont and Ute cultures. Some of the Rock Art objects are difficult to find at first without a trained eye. Take your time and look around.

You will note some vandalism of the Rock Art as well as a few more ‘modern’ additions. As always with this and other Ancient Rock Art remember that it is very Fragile and deserves our utmost respect. Take only pictures and memories! Do Not Touch as even the oils in your skin can cause the paints and rock surfaces to deteriorate. Erosion and weathering have taken a toll on many of these sites but people touching the sandstone and ‘outlining in chalk’ causes much more damage!

The Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act provides serious penalties for vandals

The Rochester Creek Rock Art Site is located overlooking a scenic canyon and contains numerous images awaiting your interpretation.

Rochester Creek Petroglyph Panel

Rochester Creek Rock Art is located in Southern Utah near these coordinates.

N 38° 54.186 W 111° 11.880

12S E 482831 N 4306042

The Rochester Creek Rock Art is easy to access via a maintained gravel road. There is a good sized parking area and a short half-mile hike to reach the site. Towns are few and far between. There is ‘primitive’ camping available in the immediate area.

The Rochester Creek Rock Art Panel is thought to be a combination of writings from three distinct styles, the Barrier Canyon style (also known as Archaic), the Fremont style and the later Ute. The Barrier Canyon style is generally known for its painted human like figures also found in several locations in the surrounding area. Most of the images here are pecked into the rock face. The main panel here is crowded with many pictures of animals including elk, a snake, a spider, and other odd looking creatures. The main standout figure is that of the ‘Rainbow’ which is around four feet tall and thought to represent the galaxy and constellations.

Native Americans painted and chipped their religious visions, clan symbols, and records of events onto these cliffs. In this region you will find the Barrier Canyon Style – 2000BC; Anasazi – 100BC; Fremont – AD600; and Historic Ute – AD1300-AD1600;

Please respect this and all such Rock Art. Also Please Note that the Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act provides serious penalties for vandals. Please Do Not Touch as even the oils in your skin can cause the paints and rock surfaces to deteriorate.

Lone Warrior Pictograph Panel

Lone Warrior Rock Art – Pictographs

Lone Warrior Rock Art Panel is located in the San Rafael Swell area of Southeastern Utah in the United States near these coordinates.

N 38° 51.197 W 110° 48.225

12S E 517028 N 4300513

The Lone Warrior Rock Art is well worth logging a visit while you are exploring the region of America’s Southeast. The Native American painted panel is accessible from a graveled and then a dirt road on the south side of Interstate Highway 70. The coordinates listed here are directly in front of the Pictograph. It is easily visible on the cliff face that faces southwest. This is the only figure at this location though there are others nearby.

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Native Americans painted and chipped their religious visions, clan symbols, and records of events onto these cliffs. In this region you will find the Barrier Canyon Style – 2000BC; Anasazi – 100BC; Fremont – AD600; and Historic Ute – AD1300-AD1600;

Please respect this and all such Rock Art. Also Please Note that the Antiquities Act of 1906 and the Archaeological Resources Protection Act provides serious penalties for vandals. Please Do Not Touch as even the oils in your skin can cause the paints and rock surfaces to deteriorate.