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Painted Rocks (Western Australia)
Painted Rock or Painted Rocks may refer to: Geographic locations United States *Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California), rock formation *Painted Rock (Tulare County, California) * Painted Rocks State Park, a Montana state park *Yakima Indian Painted Rocks, state park in Washington *Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, archaeological site and BLM facility near Theba, Arizona, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, formerly part of Painted Rock State Park * Painted Rock Mountains, a mountain range in Maricopa County, Arizona * Painted Rock Dam and associated reservoir, Arizona Australia * Painted Rocks (Western Australia), a rock in Western Australia See also * Paint Rock (other) * Painted Desert (other) *Petroglyph *Rock Art or Petrographs *Rock Painting In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California)
Painted Rock is a smooth horseshoe-shaped marine sandstone rock formation with pictograph rock art about 250 feet across and 45 feet tall near Soda Lake within the Carrizo Plain National Monument on the southwest side of the northern Carrizo Plain, west of Bakersfield and about east of San Luis Obispo and west of Taft, in California, United States. History The interior of the rock alcove is adorned with many pictographs created by the Chumash, Salinan and Yokuts peoples over many thousands of years. In recent times there have been many marks left by early White settlers such as one reading "Geo. Lewis 1908", founder of Atascadero, California. Unfortunately there has also been major defacing of this site; in the 1920s the large pictogram was irreparably damaged by a shotgun blast. Ancient rock art in red, black and white yucca pigments, and some yellow, green and blue were painted with rodent tail hair brushes or simple finger painting. Estimates are that the Chumash peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rock (Tulare County, California)
Painted Rock, on the Tule River Reservation in Tulare County, is an archaeological and sacred site of the Yokuts The Yokuts (previously known as MariposasPowell, 1891:90–91.) are an ethnic group of Native Americans native to central California. Before European contact, the Yokuts consisted of up to 60 tribes speaking several related languages. ''Yokuts ... people. References External linksUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY NO. 68, PART III {{Yokuts navbox Archaeological ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rocks State Park
Painted Rocks State Park is a public recreation area located at the southern end Painted Rocks Reservoir, south of Darby, Montana. The state park received its name from the green, yellow and orange lichens which cover the grey and black rock walls of the granite and rhyolite cliffs. The park has Bortle scale class 1 skies which makes the state park a great place for astronomy as it is far away from light pollution. History The reservoir is in the West Fork Valley of the Bitterroot Mountains, which was an important place for the Salish people. The reservoir was created with the impoundment of the West Fork of the Bitterroot River in 1939. The park was created in 1963. Wildlife The park is home to elk, mule deer, white-tailed deer, black bear, and moose. In the 1980s, bighorn mountain sheep and peregrine falcons were reintroduced to the area. The reservoir is a stopping ground for waterfowl during spring and autumn migrations. Residential birds include osprey, great blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Montana State Parks
This is a list of state parks and reserves in the Montana state park system, in the United States. Current parks Former state parks Parker Homestead State Park in Jefferson County reverted to private ownership in 2010. See also * List of U.S. national parks References External links Montana State ParksMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks {{Protected Areas of Montana Montana State parks State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ... Protected areas of Montana Tourist attractions in Montana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yakima Indian Painted Rocks
Indian Painted Rocks is a tiny state park (approximately ) right outside Yakima, Washington at the intersection of Powerhouse and Ackely Roads. The Indian rock paintings, also known as pictographs are on a cliff of basaltic rocks parallel to the current Powerhouse road which was once an Indian trail and later a main pioneer road that connected the Ahtanum valley to the Wenas mountains. The paintings were originally thought to be only a few hundred years old but it is likely they are much older than that - possibly over 1000 years old. The pictographs were painted on the cliff when a prehistoric lake submerged the bottom. The natives painted the cliff from canoes using organic materials. The rock paintings are stylized polychromatic paintings using white, red and black colors. The paintings are said to have been enhanced by Lucullus Virgil McWhorter Lucullus Virgil McWhorter (January 29, 1860 – October 10, 1944) was an American farmer and frontiersman who documented the histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rock Petroglyph Site
The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site is a collection of hundreds of ancient petroglyphs near the town of Theba, Arizona, United States, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. The site is operated and maintained by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and includes an improved campground as well as an informative walking trail showcasing the petroglyphs. Prior to 1989, the site was part of Painted Rock State Park, which included camping facilities on the nearby Painted Rock Reservoir, referred to as the "Lake Unit". When the state turned control of the park over to the BLM in 1989, the Lake Unit was closed due to concerns over pollutants in the Gila River and is not maintained by the BLM. Currently, there is no public access to Painted Rock Dam or the Lake Unit. History left, 200px, Inscriptions made by modern visitors are interspersed among the prehistoric petroglyphs. The Painted Rock Petroglyph Site is located on the eastern edge of the Painted Rock Mountains a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rock Mountains
The Painted Rock Mountains are a short long mountain range of the north-central Sonoran Desert southwest of Phoenix, Arizona and in southwest Maricopa County. The Gila River flows through the central-north end of the range. The famous Painted Rock Petroglyph Site lies at the northeast end of the range, adjacent the Painted Rock Reservoir, and the reservoir lies at the eastern end of the agricultural river valley that is locally named as the Lower Gila River Valley, extending approximately from the Colorado River at Yuma to the west and the reservoir at the east. The Gila River crosses all of southern Arizona from southwest New Mexico, and is the drainage for about 1/2 of Arizona (the south). Peaks, and landforms The highest elevation in the mountains is "unnamed" at , and is located at the central and east region of the range. (The range has many northwest-by-southeast ridgelines.) See also * List of mountain ranges of Maricopa County, Arizona A list of mountain ranges of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maricopa County, Arizona
Maricopa County is in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,420,568, making it the state's most populous county, and the fourth-most populous in the United States. It contains about 62% of Arizona's population, making Arizona one of the most centralized states in the nation. The county seat is Phoenix, the state capital and fifth-most populous city in the United States. Maricopa County is the central county of the Phoenix-Mesa- Chandler, AZ Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Office of Management and Budget renamed the metropolitan area in September 2018. Previously, it was the Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale metropolitan area, and in 2000, that was changed to Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale. Maricopa County was named after the Maricopa Native Americans. Five Native American Reservations are located in the county. The largest are the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (east of Scottsdale) and the Gila River Indian Community (so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rock Dam
The Painted Rock Dam is an earthfill embankment dam located west of Gila Bend, Arizona. It is primarily used for flood control purposes. Description The Painted Rock Dam was constructed during a 3-year period from 1957–1960 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to help control seasonal floods on the lower reaches of the Gila River. The river had no significant impediments between the Colorado River and the Coolidge Dam hundreds of miles upstream. In this stretch the river receives several tributaries, including the Hassayampa, Agua Fria rivers, and most importantly the Salt River and its major tributary, the Verde River. Due to a relatively large watershed of , more than half of which is unregulated, the flood threat to small farming communities downstream on the Gila River is large, and seasonal flooding of these areas prior to the construction of the dam was significant. The area surrounding the dam has also hosted a number of historical events. The Butterfiel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Painted Rocks (Western Australia)
Painted Rock or Painted Rocks may refer to: Geographic locations United States *Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County, California), rock formation *Painted Rock (Tulare County, California) * Painted Rocks State Park, a Montana state park *Yakima Indian Painted Rocks, state park in Washington *Painted Rock Petroglyph Site, archaeological site and BLM facility near Theba, Arizona, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places, formerly part of Painted Rock State Park * Painted Rock Mountains, a mountain range in Maricopa County, Arizona * Painted Rock Dam and associated reservoir, Arizona Australia * Painted Rocks (Western Australia), a rock in Western Australia See also * Paint Rock (other) * Painted Desert (other) *Petroglyph *Rock Art or Petrographs *Rock Painting In archaeology, rock art is human-made markings placed on natural surfaces, typically vertical stone surfaces. A high proportion of surviving historic and prehistoric rock art is fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rocks In Western Australia, O-S
This list includes all gazetted rocks, boulders, pinnacles, crags, needles, pillars, rock formations, and tors in Western Australia, both inland and offshore. It does not include monoliths gazetted as Mountain, mounts or hills, such as Mount Augustus National Park, Mount Augustus. It is complete with respect to the 1996 Gazetteer of Australia.Gazetteer of Australia (1996). Belconnen, ACT: Australian Surveying and Land Information Group. Dubious names have been checked against the online 2004 data, and in all cases confirmed correct. However, if any rocks have been gazetted or deleted since 1996, this list does not reflect these changes. Strictly speaking, Australian place names are gazetted in capital letters only; the names in this list have been converted to mixed case in accordance with normal capitalisation conventions. Locations are as gazetted; some large rock formations may extend over large areas. See List of rocks in Western Australia for more. __TOC__ O P Q R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint Rock (other)
Paint Rock may refer to: *Paint Rock, Alabama, town in Jackson County *Paint Rock, Texas Paint Rock is a town in and the county seat of Concho County, Texas, United States. The population was 273 at the 2010 census, down from 320 at the 2000 census. The town's name comes from Indian pictographs painted on cliffs overlooking the nea ..., town in Concho County * Paint Rock River, tributary of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama See also * Painted Rock (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
