Potash Road Petroglyphs - Moab, Utah
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94RedRover
N 38° 34.835 W 109° 35.168
12S E 623151 N 4271182
Along Potash Road (Route 279) just north of Moab, Utah, are fine examples of undisturbed petroglyphs left by the ancestral puebloan people of the area from 600 AD to 1300 AD.
Waymark Code: WM52CR
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 10/30/2008
Views: 55
Route 279 runs along the Colorado River, and these petroglyphs, due to their location, have remained untouched...much unlike other examples of petroglyphs in the area.
These can be viewed from car, as they are on the cliffs lining the river. How have they remained in tact? The petroglyphs are at least 20 feet above the road, making it difficult to deface. And luckily, because it is a fine example of both the San Rafeal Fremont tribes, as well as Ute art from later generations.
The petroglyphs depict images of hunters, warriors, bison, deer, and surprisingly...horsemen.
Type of Pictograph: Petroglyph
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