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Submitted by mfrincu on Sunday, 19 April 2015 Page Views: 2746
Rock ArtSite Name: Tortoise Shell MountainCountry: United States
NOTE: This site is 34.907 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Needles Nearest Village: Kelso
Latitude: 35.039273N Longitude: 115.336189W
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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mfrincu visited on 19th Feb 2014 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 2 Requires a very long walk from the visitor center, however if you are in Mojave you should go out and explore. There are some dirt roads leading to it but nothing compares to a 3hr round trip hike through the desert in winter! You get to see lots of animals too.
The coordinates are given for the Tortoise Shell Mountain not the site itself. The entire area is full of sites containing ancient petroglyphs. Take some time to explore, look for the dark volcanic rock used by ancient Indian tribes to engrave petroglyphs. We explored the southern side of the mountain and discovered this site after a 2 hour hike from the Hole-in-the-Wall visitor center. Just park the car there and head out East towards the Tortoise shell Mountain. Once at its base turn right, cross a fence for cattle and keep near the base of the mountain. You will walk in a dried wash for a while. You will see a sign after some time marking the site. There is another smaller site near the Hole-in-the-Wall visitor center. Please note that most sites in the Mojave desert are unmarked so feel free to explore and ask around.
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