| St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park | |
|---|---|
 View of the petroglyphs and countryside | |
| Location | RM of Willow Bunch No. 42,  Saskatchewan,  Canada |
| Coordinates | 49°24′42″N 105°52′16″W / 49.4118°N 105.8712°W |
| Original use | Aboriginal sacred site |
| Current use | Historic site |
| Governing body | Saskatchewan Parks |
| Owner | |
| Official name | St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park |
| Designated | 1986 |
  Location of St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park in Saskatchewan  St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Park (Canada) | |
St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park[1] is a historical provincial park in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The park is located in the RM of Willow Bunch No. 42, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of St. Victor. The 3.9 ha (9.6 acres) park is situated on the northern slope of the Wood Mountain Upland[2] on a cliff at the top of a partially wooded coulee. The Wood Mountain Hills are a plateau east of the Cypress Hills along the Missouri Coteau in the semi-arid Palliser's Triangle.[3][4] The site was designated as an historic site in the 1960s and became a provincial park in 1986.[5]
St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park features over 360 petroglyphs that have been estimated to have been carved between AD 200 and 1750. They are on a large sandstone outcrop and are the only known example of horizontal petroglyphs on the Canadian Prairies. They also represent the largest concentration of pre-contact rock art in Saskatchewan.[6]
- ^ "St. Victor Petroglyphs Provincial Historic Park". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Wood Mountain". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Wood Mountain Plateau". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Sauchyn, David (7 February 2006). "Wood Mountain". The Canadian Encyclopedia. The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Provincial Parks". The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. University of Regina. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "St. Victor Petroglyph Provincial Park". St Victor Petroglyphs. Friends of the St. Victor Petroglyphs Cooperative Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2022.