Economically valuable copper and silver were found here in 1871, attracting miners and settlers. Historic ruins like the adobe smelter and abandoned dump trucks pay silent tribute to the people who lived and worked here until the early 1900s.
Nampaweap Petroglyph Site. The Southern Paiute believe their Creator placed them on these lands, where they have lived in respectful balance since time immemorial. Religious specialists made petroglyphs in places full of power such as locations with important plants, rocks, or water. They documented events, histories, family stories, and perhaps their own vision quests, at Nampaweap.
An island of lush trees and cattails reveal that flowing water is here. Pakoon is one of the monument’s largest springs, but its water was impounded for years. Now it flows freely, allowing the landscape to return to a more natural state.
Tucked into the rocky hills beside a flowing spring, a rustic stone house and other ramshackle structures paint a vivid picture of life on a cattle ranch in the 1930's and 1940's. Fed by multiple springs, Tassi Ranch, may have been an important waypoint for Native Americans and American settlers, explorers and ranchers.
A rough road through pinyons and junipers reaches Twin Point. It's views into the Grand Canyon reveal a fascinating geological story. Its remote location offers a profound sense of solitude.
