Inscription Canyon Petroglyphs
Posted by: Rumpled
N 35° 11.928 W 117° 11.641
11S E 482338 N 3895106
A small lava valley with many petroglyphs.
Waymark Code: WM2XWP
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2008
Views: 139
This small lava canyon in the desert contains hundreds of ancient petroglyphs. This area on BLM land is about 30 miles north of Barstow.
This small canyon is reported to have the highest concentration of petroglyphs in the entire Mojave Desert.
Access from Barstow is via Irwin Rd, Copper City Rd, and Black Mountain Rd. There are also other ways to get here. Good maps are mandatory. High clearance vehicles might be necessary, and 4x4 would be helpful. This is the desert, be prepared for all conditions.
Here's a BLM site discussing the area
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Here's another site describing the area that I found
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Visit Instructions:1. You may log as many different waymarks as you wish but you may only log each one once.
2. You must include a close up photo of the pictograph and your GPSr. The pictograph must be recognizable.
3. Tell a little bit about what you learned of the area.