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Wees Bar Petroglyphs

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Wees Bar Petroglyphs

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    1. Snake River, Swan Falls & Wees Bar Petroglyphs – Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area

    18.5km

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    190m

    190m

    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    January 4, 2023

    The area around Wees Bar contains more than 90 boulders with ancient petroglyphs – the largest display in the state of Idaho. Wees Bar is named after James Lowell Wees, a farmer and miner who settled here in the late 1870s and built his home from lava rock. The ruin is still visible today.

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      Elevation 710 m

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      Location: Owyhee County, Idaho, United States

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