North Chuckwalla Mountains Petroglyph District Ca-Riv 1383

  • Also Known As: The Kingdom of Zion Site

  • Vicinity: Address Restricted
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District

The North Chuckwalla Mountains Petroglyph District protects rock art inscribed on rhyolitic outcrops in the Chuckwalla Mountains Wilderness near Desert Center, Riverside County. The petroglyphs, discovered by Gerrit L Fenenga (BLM) on 20 June 1979, are on the southern edge of Chuckwalla Valley, at the mouth of a major unnamed drainage on the northern flank of the Chuckwalla Mountains. - AsNotedIn


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Particulars for North Chuckwalla Mountains Petroglyph District Ca-Riv 1383:
Cultural Affiliation Amargosan
Historic Use Camp
Owner Federal
Sight Category Historic District
Criteria Information Potential
Fine Arts Parietal Art
Cultural Affiliation Patayan
Fine Art Petroglyph
Area of Significance Prehistoric
Historic Use Work of Art



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 3rd September 1981

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: North Chuckwalla Mountains Petroglyph District Ca-Riv 1383
Registry Address: Address Restricted
Registry Number: 81000166
Resource Type: District
Owner: Federal
Area in Acres: 76
Contributing Sites: 32
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Prehistoric
Applicable Criteria: Information Potential
Cultural Affiliation: Amargosan, Patayan
Period of Significance: 5000-6999 BC, 1000-500 AD
Historic Function: Domestic, Recreation and Culture
Historic Sub-Function: Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art), Camp
Current Function: Vacant, not in use, Landscape
Current Sub-Function:

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