Grapevine Canyon

Spirit Mountain

American Indian Rock Art.American Indian rock art, consisting of pictographs (drawings or paintings) and petroglyphs (carvings)
Rock Art
Spirit Mountain is considered sacred by several Southwest tribes
Grapevine
Petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art.
Petroglyph
Located near Laughlin, Nevada, and are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places
Laughlin
Spectacular assemblage of petroglyphs pecked into a ridge of granite
Granite
some are abstract symbols rather than representations of physical things
Abstract Symbols
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1984
National Monument
Christmas Tree Pass is a fun, dirt road adventure in the hills above the Colorado River on the Arizona/Nevada border.
Christmas Tree Pass
Petroglyphs engraved into the rocks of Southern Nevada
Engraved
Petroglyphs carved into the Sandstone rocks
Sandstone
Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was established on March 21, 2023 and spans approximately 506,814 acres of land.
Avi Kwa Ame
The Rock Glyphs were created between about 1200 and 1800 AD
Rock Glyphs
Spirit Mountain (Known as Avi Kwa Ame in Mojave the language)
Spirit Mountain
A stream flows out of Grapevine Canyon in Southern Nevada
Canyoun
A stream in the Mojave Desert ends in the sand
Stream

Southern Nevada > Grapevine Canyon

Grapevine Canyon is one of the finest Petroglyph sites in Southern Nevada and is located in Grapevine Canyon at the base of Spirit Mountain. The rock glyphs were created between about 1200 and 1800 AD, and reflects the cultural significance of the surrounding mountains, still considered sacred by several Southwest tribes. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1984 and the Avi Kwa Ame National Monument was established on March 21, 2023 and spans approximately 506,814 acres of land.

Spirit Mountain (Known as Avi Kwa Ame in Mojave the language) is considered to be among the most sacred places on Earth by the Mojave, Chemehuevi, and some Southern Paiute people. It is also important to Tribal Nations and Indigenous Peoples including the Cocopah, Halchidhoma, Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapai, Kumeyaay, Maricopa, Pai Pai, Quechan, Yavapai, and Zuni Tribes.

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