The Torrey Lake Petroglyph District extends for about along Torrey Creek in
Fremont County, Wyoming
Fremont County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 39,234, making it the fifth-most populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Lander. The county was founded in 1884 and is name ...
. The site includes about 175
petroglyphs, as well as eleven lithic scatters and a sheep trap. The petroglyphs are in the Interior Line Style, or Dinwoody style, consistent with other rock art in central Wyoming.
Site investigations have uncovered a number of petroglyphs that had previously been hidden under lichen.
The site was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on October 4, 1993.
References
External links
Torrey Lake Petroglyph Districtat the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office
Torrey Valley Petroglyph Recording Projectat the American Rock Art Research Association
{{NRHP in Fremont County, Wyoming
National Register of Historic Places in Fremont County, Wyoming
Shoshone National Forest
Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Wyoming