Buckhorn

Pictograph Panel

The Buckhorn Pictograph panel is over 130 feet in length and features art from two distinct cultures that have inhabited the area.

The dominant artwork is a series of painted figures and symbols, called pictographs, believed to have been created over 2000 years ago by people of the Barrier Canyon Culture. This was an ancient hunter-gatherer society known to migrate through the area. The artwork was made using pigments found in the area, likely hematite, mixed with a liquid such as animal fats or eggs, and applied to the canyon walls with fingers or brushes made from animal fur or grasses. When exposed sandstone is painted, the stone absorbs the pigments, preserving them for thousands of years. The second group to create artwork along the canyon wall was the Fremont Culture. These people are believed to have created the carved figures (called petroglyphs) inhabited the area between 2000 and 700 years ago.

Visitors to the panel can hike a short trail, and learn about the artwork on the interpretive panels. The site also features a pit toilet and shade structure for picnicing.

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Pit toilet and picnic tables are available for visitors.

Location

From Green River take I-70 west to exit 131 and drive northeast on the maintained gravel road approximately 26 miles. Use the google map link below to get additional driving directions.  

If you are driving west on I-70 at mile post 147 carefully turn right onto a dirt road. Cross the cattle gate and continue on 1 mile to the south of the canyon.