Cañon Pintado

Cañon Pintado, meaning painted canyon, is an archaeological site of Native American rock art located in the East Four Mile Draw, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south of Rangely in Rio Blanco County, Colorado.

Led by Ute guides, the Domínguez–Escalante expedition, Spanish missionaries in search of a route to California in 1776, passed through this region as they moved north and then west into Utah.

In hidden places on the cliffs are still found cisterns and granaries where they stored corn and seeds.

[3]There are many easily accessible rock art sites located just south of Rangely along Colorado Highway 139.

The markings may indicate the significance winter or summer solstice but more data is required to verify these results.