Grapevine Canyon is located in the Bridge Canyon Wilderness Area and the

Spirit Mountain Wilderness Spirit Mountain Wilderness Area is a wilderness area located in the Newberry Mountains in Clark County, Nevada, northwest of Laughlin. Spirit Mountain lies within the area. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management and the National P ...

within

Lake Mead National Recreation Area Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Gran ...

. The canyon contains the Grapevine Canyon Petroglyphs and is accessible from

Nevada State Route 163 State Route 163 (SR 163), often referred to as the Laughlin Highway, is a state highway in southern Clark County, Nevada. The route connects the town of Laughlin to the rest of the state via U.S. Route 95 (US 95). SR 163 and Arizona State R ...

which leads to Lower Grapevine Canyon Road. During non-drought years, the canyon contains a fresh water spring. The spring provides water for shrubbery along its path. While it was used by the

Mohave people Mohave or Mojave ( Mojave: 'Aha Makhav) are a Native American people indigenous to the Colorado River in the Mojave Desert. The Fort Mojave Indian Reservation includes territory within the borders of California, Arizona, and Nevada. The Colorad ...

, the canyon may have served as a ritual location and for

summer solstice The summer solstice, also called the estival solstice or midsummer, occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere ( Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer ...

observations. Various petroglyphs serve as evidence of use by the

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Canyons and gorges of Nevada This category contains canyons in the U.S. state of Nevada. Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the ...

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