The Petroglyph Canyon Trail, follows a shallow ravine through the western section of the McCullough Range mountains to one of the most important archaeological sites in Nevada, with over 300 separate rock art panels and around 1,700 individual designs. We weren’t able to find all 1,700 designs but we did enjoy few as you can see from our photos.
The petroglyphs are etched into the weathered patina of the dark volcanic boulders which are scattered all over the mountains, and many of the designs are large, clear and easy to locate. The rock art has a great variety of designs, including anthropomorphic figures, animals, hunt scenes and geometric shapes.
The hike was relatively easy but does require climbing a couple of minor drywalls. We approached by the main canyon (trail 100) and returned the same way, about 4.1 miles, gaining 500 feet.
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