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Rock ArtSite Name: Whale Island Petroglyphs Alternative Name: Priest Rapids DamCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 10.123 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The West Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Yakima, WA Nearest Village: Desrt Aire, WA
Latitude: 46.646900N Longitude: 119.9061W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rock Art in Kittitas County, Washington.
The petroglyphs from Whale Island in the Columbia River were removed to this spot before the dam was built at Priest Rapids.
The rock art of ancient cultures can be found in many sites in the Columbia River Gorge.
The petroglyphs appear to be on display at the Priest Rapids Dam picnic area.
Note: Joint Wanapum Nation and Washington State Police Patrol deters looters from Columbia River ancient sites.
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