Poverty Hills Galleries

Poverty Hills Galleries

I visited the Poverty Hills Sites (Iny-269 and Iny-270) on the late afternoon/early evening of Saturday, May 22, 2021. Directions to the Main Site at Poverty Hills (Iny-269): From the intersection of Hwy. 395 and Hwy. 168 in Big Pine, California, go south on 395 for approximately 7.87 miles then turn right (west) on Fish Springs Rd.; go .46 miles then turn left on Birch Creek Rd.; go .91 miles on Birch Creek Rd., then turn right on Tinemaha Rd. and go .12 miles to the southeast knoll, which has the largest number of petroglyphs. This is Iny-269, the Main Site at Poverty Hills. To get to Iny-270, which I call the Poverty Hills Annex, go back to Tinemaha Rd. and turn right. The Annex is on the cliffside/bluff to your left as you travel a short distance down this road. Look here for Google Earth Maps and a Site Drawing of the main site. I spent about an hour and a half exploring two of the knolls at the Main Site (Iny-269), then went over and took a look at The Annex (Iny-270) from the road. The petroglyphs are mostly in the Curvilinear Style, and there are quite a few. Unfortunately many of them have weathered and/or faded. There is much more to see at these sites (my time was very limited this visit), and I hope to to revisit them at some point in the future. To see my blog about the trip that included my visit to Poverty Hills, look here. I hope you enjoy my photos!

Photos From The Main Site at Poverty Hills (Iny-269)

This was the first boulder I saw at the site that had rock art on it.

Virtually all of the art at this site was very abstract.

Lichen is beginning to obscure some of the art on this boulder.

Weathering has taken its toll on much of the rock art at this site.

Is that an anthropomorph on the extreme right of the panel?

Using a natural feature as part of the art?

Once again, some weathering affecting the art.

This shot gives a good idea of the landscape. Lava boulders on and around knolls.

Is the element on the left representational or abstract?

Lots of these very small, one element panels.

This is one of my favorite photos that I took that evening at Poverty Hills.

It was a beautiful evening to wander around looking at rock art.

To be honest, after a while it becomes difficult to tell one abstract element from another.

A closer view of this interesting little panel.

This one gives the appearance of being very old and weathered.

The patina is a little darker and the rocks seem to be a little smoother in this area.

Photos From Poverty Hills Annex (Iny-270)

Note– The Photos Above (At Iny-269) Were Taken With My Nikon D7200. The Photos Below (At Iny-270) Were Taken With My Nikon P1000 With Its Ability To Capture Images At Long Distance (Since This Site Was On A Much Higher Cliff Area).