Rock Art at Hot Springs

Rock Art at Hot Springs (HM10HA)

Location: Big Bend National Park, TX 79834 Brewster County
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Country: United States of America
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N 29° 10.676', W 102° 59.883'

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When J.O. Langford homesteaded this section in 1909, he was moving into an area that had long been inhabited by native Americans. Walk this trail to view pictograph and petroglyphs created by prehistoric people hundreds or even thousands of years ago. Do not touch any surfaces containing rock art: the natural oils on your hands will cause the images to decay.

Pictographs are images painted onto rock.
Petroglyphs are images carved or pecked into rock.

Numerous red pictographs decorate the cliff face. The red coloring is a pigment made from hematite, a mineral sometimes called "red ocher". Cinnabar, or mercury ore, was also used in this area to produce a maroon pigment. Pigments were usually mixed with a binder of blood, egg or animal fat, which made the pigment adhere to the rock surface.
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HM NumberHM10HA
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Date Added Tuesday, September 9th, 2014 at 12:15am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13R E 694675 N 3229357
Decimal Degrees29.17793333, -102.99805000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 10.676', W 102° 59.883'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 10' 40.56" N, 102° 59' 52.98" W
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Area Code(s)432
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 101-199 Hot Springs Trail, Big Bend National Park TX 79834, US
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