<< Our Photo Pages >> Chumash Painted Cave - Cave or Rock Shelter in United States in The Southwest
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Chumash Painted CaveCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 10.641 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Santa Barbara
Latitude: 34.504210N Longitude: 119.78772W
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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Catrinm visited on 14th Nov 2016 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4
mfrincu visited on 1st Mar 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 The cave can be easily found following a paved road up hill towards some remote communities near the Pacific coast. The place is in a forest and there is room for a few cars to park. I liked the complexity of the artwork but disliked that contemporary humans had to ruin the site by spraying paint over some figures.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3 Ambience: 3 Access: 4.5
The cave depicts pictographs representing the Chumash cosmology dating back 1000 years. Some studies have argued that among the drawings one can find a figure which may represent a solar eclipse that occurred on November 24, 1677. Access to the cave is restricted due to modern graffiti which can be easily seen. Pictures can be taken through the fence. It is located a short drive from Santa Barbara up hill. A small parking lot is available.
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