Last updated: May 14, 2023
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Piedras Marcadas Canyon Petroglyph Viewing Trail Stop 5
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You have reached Stop 5 along the Petroglyph Viewing Trail in Piedras Marcadas Canyon and have hiked a total of .61 miles, or .98 kilometers.
Petroglyphs represent a valuable record of cultural expression and human occupation in the Rio Grande Valley. They hold deep spiritual significance to the descendent Pueblo peoples and are also important to other indigenous nations including the Navajo and the Apache. Similar images continue to have value in ancestral and contemporary ceremonial life for many Southwestern tribes. The associated meanings of some petroglyphs are known by several Southwestern groups, while the direct meanings of other images have been lost over the centuries.
Today, these petroglyphs are invaluable to the communities and the original land stewards of this area. Learn more about the importance of protecting this landscape at Stop 6, located .4 miles, or 1.6 kilometers from this stop.
Petroglyphs represent a valuable record of cultural expression and human occupation in the Rio Grande Valley. They hold deep spiritual significance to the descendent Pueblo peoples and are also important to other indigenous nations including the Navajo and the Apache. Similar images continue to have value in ancestral and contemporary ceremonial life for many Southwestern tribes. The associated meanings of some petroglyphs are known by several Southwestern groups, while the direct meanings of other images have been lost over the centuries.
Today, these petroglyphs are invaluable to the communities and the original land stewards of this area. Learn more about the importance of protecting this landscape at Stop 6, located .4 miles, or 1.6 kilometers from this stop.