West Well Petroglyphs

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Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 742 - 748 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 30 mins.
Trailhead: West Well
Coordinates: 34.44563, -114.47631
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The West Well Petroglyphs are located south of Needles, California about 5 miles west of the California/Arizona border near Lake Havasu. Found at the site is a large rock outcrop that has petroglyphs on its north and south sides.

Picture Canyon Petrolgyphs

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Round Trip Distance CA: 4.9 miles

Round Trip Distance NV: 5.4 miles
Difficulty: Moderate
Elevation: 1683 - 2285 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 3 hrs. 30 mins.
Trailhead CA: 35.09087, -114.75208

Trailhead NV: 35.06214, -114.70751

Wash Route: 35.07975, -114.77288
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs, historic route

The Picture Canyon Petroglyphs are located in the Dead Mountains Wilderness near Needles, California. Picture Canyon was the historic route of the Mojave Road and an ancient route for Native People. The Native People that traveled through the area left behind hundreds of petroglyphs upon the granite walls of Picture Canyon.

Vontrigger Spring Pictographs

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Round Trip Distance: 0.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3500 - 3559 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 45 mins.
Trailhead: 35.05332, -115.14770
Turnoff: 35.05152, -115.16370
Fee: none
Attractions: pictographs, rock shelter

The Vontrigger Spring Pictographs are located in the Mojave National Preserve northwest of Needles, California. The site includes some faint red pictographs, a scenic cave, and a rock shelter that are all within 1,000 feet of the trailhead.

Hole in the Wall Petroglyphs

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Round Trip Distance: 0.64 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 4210 - 4236 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hr.
Trailhead: Hole in the Wall
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The Hole in the Wall Petroglyphs are located in the Mojave National Preserve northwest of Needles, California. The site includes numerous faint petroglyphs on slowly eroding boulders and at least one rock shelter.

Indian Well Petroglyphs

Rating: 
Round Trip Distance: 0.2 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Elevation: 3960 - 3998 feet
Cellphone: 0-3 bars
Time: 1 hrs 30 mins.
Trailhead: 35.14567, -115.15907
Mojave Road turnoff: 35.13859, -115.18691
Fee: none
Attractions: petroglyphs

The well known Indian Well Petroglyphs, a.k.a. Lanfair Buttes, are located in the Mojave National Preserve northwest of Needles, California. The well was a major source of water in the vast parched Mojave Desert from ancient times to the era of the Mojave Road and Government Road. Hundreds of petroglyphs can be found on the boulder covered hillside all around the well.