Temple Mountain Wash

This Fremont style figure has existed for about a thousand years but erosion and vandalism are threatening to destroy it. While still very nice, this site must have been outstanding at one time. Much of the art is gone due to the tendency of the rock to flake off the cliff wall.

All these images are considered Barrier Canyon Style except for the figure on the right, where the paint is a bit newer and is assumed to be Fremont. The head of a Barrier Canyon Style figure peaks over the shoulder of the Fremont figure, note the tiny hand of the BCS figure sticking out. The Fremont artist saved on pigment by utilizing the pre-existing Barrier Canyon figure for part of his.

The four-legged figure to the left appears to be a fat dog with a curled tail. The tall, headless anthropomorphic figure in the center (about six feet tall) holds a snake. Underneath the figures on the left is the back of what may have once been a large Barrier Canyon style animal.

This figure has unusual horizontal lines on its face. Interesting is that the artist only drew the shoulders and part of the chest, not finishing the rest of the torso. Based on the earrings or hair-bobs I would think this a Fremont figure, but if Barrier Canyon Style it is unique.

Temple Mountain at sunrise, taken from a viewpoint looking southeast.