The Sun Dagger (spiral petroglyphs and three slabs on Fajada Butte): photo

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Three sandstone slabs, each 2 to 3 m high and about a tonne, lean against a south-east-facing cliff near the top of the 135 m butte and cast light on a spiral of 9½ turns (34 by 41 cm) and a smaller one of 2½ turns above and to its left. The butte was closed to the public in the 1980s; after the 1989 discovery that the middle slab had pivoted, the Park Service limited visits further and refilled t

Nevada Weir and Rolf M. Sinclair for the Solstice Project, 1977. copyright The Solstice Project

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PhotoNevada Weir and Rolf M. Sinclair for the Solstice Project · solsticeproject.org · 1980/1987 · copyright The Solstice Project1 step from the original

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Sun Dagger site (three-slab site) · Petroglyph and light-marking site

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Sun Dagger (spiral petroglyphs and three slabs on Fajada Butte): photo [Copy CPY0D9KW0XR44F3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D9KW0XR44F3

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