Nine Mile Canyon
National Backcountry Byway
Rock Art
This page contains a discussion of the rock art found within Nine Mile Canyon, near Price, Utah. 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.
The rock art along Nine Mile Canyon stretches out to nearly 35 miles, from west to east. Most of the petroglyphs and pictographs are on the south facing surfaces, but there are examples within several side canyons. The area is just covered with rock art of a variety to types and styles. This is truly a world-class site and should be protected for future generations to see first hand.
- Archaeological Resources Protection Act Hotline: 800-227-7286.
- See Archaeological Site Etiquette.
- See American Antiquities Act of 1906.
- See Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.
- See More Rock Art Sites.
| This is an unusual pictograph panel for this area. We didn't see many images like these anthropomorph characters. They look like they are wearing some sort of sash. |
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| These unusual pictographs are just to the south of the Hunter Panel, in Cottonwood Canyon (as side canyon off of Nine Mile Canyon) and are quite colorful for the work in this area. They are also very close to the ground, under and overhang. They face east. Some of the images look like they continue underground. One is tempted to dig away the dirt to see if they hare indeed partially buried. |
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| This is the famous Hunter Panel. I think it is named for obvious reasons. It is at Map Coordinates (NAD83): 39 46.813 N; 110 8.12 W; at an elevation of 5,419 feet, in Cottonwood Canyon. The panel is about 12 feet above the present surface, and faces east. This is pretty much the entire panel. The main "hunter" character, on the right side, is probably about 12 inches tall. I might also notice that his is well endowed. We've noticed that in many locations the hunter character is often depicted with exaggerated male parts. Perhaps this designates a "manly" character or has something to do with fertility and the ability to provide for the group. |
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