The Head of Sinbad Pictographs

I visited the Head of Sinbad site on the 16th of October, 2011. It was a little tricky to find. There was one sign that said "Head of Sinbad, 5 miles --->" and that was it. The rest is all BLM trail markers. I found the road that went southwest and then back northwest and went under the freeway, after that it got confusing. The road, or should I say trail, gets very narrow and isn't well taken care of. Needless to say, I probably shouldn't have been taking my 4 door sedan on this road, but I did any ways! 


The Head of Sinbad is the Barrier Canyon style of pictographs.

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And the adventure begins....

My car somewhere it probably shouldn't be.

While I was somewhat lost and backtracking, I came across some heavily damaged and faded pictographs to the east of the Head of Sinbad.

I found it! I found it! The Head of Sinbad!!!

Interesting pictographs to the left of the Head of Sinbad.

More information on this site:
www.emerycounty.com


Directions to this site:
http://www.emerycounty.com/travel/brochures/nswellwebdownload.pdf

Head of Sinbad: From http://climb-utah.com/SRS/srra.htm
          This area contains two pictograph panels often referred to as "Head of Sinbad".   You will also want to visit "Dutchman Arch" if you are in the area.   The pictographs are in very good condition and have not been vandalized.   Dutchman Arch was named after a Dutchman who worked cattle in the area.

Location:The San Rafael Swell is criss-crossed with roads.  Stay on the road described until told to turn off of it.

          Take I-70 to Exit 131 (mile marker 131). From the cattle guard on the south side of the underpass, follow the graded dirt road signed U24/Goblin Valley/Temple Mountain, for 3.9 miles.  Take the right (west) fork for 1.0 mile to a tee.  Turn right (west) and travel 1.7 miles to a fork.   Take the right (north) fork for 2.3 miles to the concrete underpass under I-70 and a BLM sign.

          The BLM sign is located at a major road junction of the San Rafael Swell known as the "Head of Sinbad".  From the BLM sign, you must travel north, under I-70 using the concrete underpass.  On the North side of I-70 the dirt road forks.

          The left fork leads to Dutchman's Arch, which is approximately 3/4 mile from the underpass.   To reach the arch follow the left fork for 1/4 mile until you reach an intersection.  Turn Left (west) at the intersection and follow the road to Dutchman Arch (GPS Coordinates N38 52' 21", W110 47' 17").  The arch is easy to find and sits 50' to the right of the dirt road.

          From the concrete underpass The right fork leads to the center of a long rock butte known as "Locomotive Point" which is approximately 1 1/2 miles from the underpass.  To reach the Head of Sinbad pictographs follow the right fork for 1/4 mile until you reach a tee.  Turn right (east) at the tee and follow the main road.  The panels are located near the center, on the south side of Locomotive Point (GPS Coordinates N38 52' 48", W110 46' 13").   There are two Barrier Style pictograph panels enclosed inside a log BLM fence.

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