| Newspaper Rock | |
|---|---|
| Indian Creek State Park | |
 Newspaper Rock in 2009 | |
| Type | Petroglyph |
| Location | 20 Mi. SE of Canyonlands at Newspaper Rock State Park |
| Nearest city | Monticello |
| Coordinates | 37°59′18″N 109°31′05″W / 37.98833°N 109.51806°W |
| Area | Canyonlands NP |
| Elevation | 6080 ft |
| Owner | Utah State Parks Commission |
| Official name | Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument |
| Designated | March 15, 1976 |
| Reference no. | 76001833 |
Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument is a Utah state monument featuring a rock panel carved with one of the largest known collections of petroglyphs.[1] It is located in San Juan County, along Utah State Route 211, 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Monticello and 53 miles (85 km) south of Moab.
It is along the relatively well-traveled access road into the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park, 12 miles (19 km) from US 191 and 30 miles (48 km) from the park boundary. The 200-square-foot (19 m2) rock is a part of the vertical Wingate sandstone cliffs that enclose the upper end of Indian Creek Canyon, and is covered by hundreds of petroglyphs—one of the largest, best preserved and easily accessed groups in the Southwest. The petroglyphs feature a mixture of human, animal, material and abstract forms.
Newspaper Rock was designated a State Historical Monument in 1961,[2] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in San Juan County, Utah as Indian Creek State Park in 1976.
- ^ "Newspaper Rock". Utah Travel Industry Website. Archived from the original on August 16, 2009. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
- ^ "Newspaper Rock". Markers and Monuments Database. Utah Department of Heritage and Arts. Archived from the original on April 3, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2013.