Petroglyph Orientation - Cliff Base Trail

In Boca Negra Canyon, prehistoric petroglyphs along the Cliff Base Trail face south or southeast, perhaps deliberately oriented toward the daily rising sun. Many of the images may also have been made during the winter, when these south-facing boulders would have been warmer and free of snow accumulations. Whether their placement was ceremonial or practical, these petroglyphs are valuable and irreplaceable artifacts that reflect the cultures of the prehistoric civilizations that once thrived here.

Albuquerque, New Mexico · United States