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Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District comprises 2,920 acres and is located in the La Madre Mountain Wilderness Area which covers 47,180 acres. The Brownstone Canyon Archaeological District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1982. Filled with numerous pictographs and petroglyphs that tell the story of prehistoric Americans. The Native American cultures that may have used this area are: Southern Paiute (900 AD to modern times) Patayan Culture (900 A.D.to early historic times in the 1800s) Anasazi (1 A.D. to 1150 A.D.) Pinto/Gypsum (Archaic – 3,500 B.C. to 1 A.D.) This is located on the North side of Turtlehead Peak.

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