Grimes Point / Hidden Cave Archaeological Site: Rock Art

A cairn found in Cohab Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park.

Frank and Anne's Canyon Country Hiking and Camping Notebook.

Grimes Point / Hidden Cave Archaeological Site

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This page contains a discussion of the rock art found at the Grimes Point / Hidden Cave Archaeological Site in Nevada. All photographs are from our our personal collection. If you'd like to see more rock art from this location, or if you'd like to see higher resolution or larger images, send us an e-mail message and we'll see what we can do.

Rock Art

Like the other Great Basin states, Nevada seems to have rock art scattered everywhere throughout the state.

See Archaeological Site Etiquette.
See American Antiquities Act of 1906.
See Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
Archaeological Resources Protection Act Hotline: 800-227-7286.

All of these photos have been resized and manipulated in Photoshop to give the best representation of the image. Some color distortion is inevitable. If you would like to see higher quality versions of these shots, or if you would like to use these images for any purpose, please contact us and we would be glad to help if we can.

On this boulder, along the left edge of the photo, there appears to be a representation of an atl atl, with its circular base and long shaft. The most prominent feature is what looks to be a snake.

In the lower right portion of this image is what appears to be a comet, with a circular body and trailing tail. However, some have interpreted this as a representation of the Sun, with rays of light emitting from its base.

This boulder has several interesting features, including the line of vertical bars, which may be some sort of calendar or counting device. Below that image there is an series of three circles tied together by a rambling line. One of the circles has a dot within, a common representation seen on many rock art panels.

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