Fishlake National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in south central Utah . The namesake for the forest is Fish Lake , the largest freshwater mountain lake in the state.
11-615: The Chalk Creek Hieroglyphics are a series of carvings of unknown origin in Fishlake National Forest , Utah , nearby the town of Fillmore . Some of the glyphs have been moved to the Fillmore Office Interpretive. These symbols are one of the most visited areas of the forest. The hieroglyphs were first discovered by two prospectors from Fillmore, Clifford Purcell and Rube Melville in 1939 during an attempt to locate iron ore. Purcell reported that
22-655: A yin and yang on it, along with an unidentifiable character. Fishlake National Forest Animals that inhabit this forest are elk , shrews , deer , black bears , coyotes , various species of bats , moose , raccoons , two species of skunks , badgers , turkey vultures , two species of eagles , pika , snowshoe hares , various species of woodpeckers , pine marten , porcupines , four species of hummingbirds , beavers , kestrels , pronghorn , various species of owls , bobcats , minks , three species of fox , cougars , mountain lions , bighorn sheep , wild turkeys , and mountain goats . Established in 1908 from
33-550: A picture of the hieroglyphs, but labels them as being from Clear Creek Canyon instead. A plaque at the interpretive office reads, "Panels with similar symbols have been found throughout the Great Basin and as far west as the coast of California.” Some of the glyphs were retraced by visitors to make them more visible. In order to protect the hieroglyphs from the Halfway Hill Fire in 2022, Hannah Robinson from
44-769: Is the headwaters of Otter Creek, a tributary of the East Fork Sevier River . It is also home to the Chalk Creek Hieroglyphics . Pando , a clonal quaking aspen stand, that, according to some sources, is the oldest (80,000 years) and largest (106 acres, 13 million pounds) organism on Earth, is located in the Fremont River Ranger District of the National Forest, 1 mile southwest of Fish Lake on Utah route 25. Native water rights to Fish Lake were sold to
55-611: The Bureau of Land Management , along with a crew of firefighters, removed trees near the area and wrapped the symbols and nearby signs with fire protection fabric. Despite this, the glyphs were not affected by the fire at all, although protection measures still stay in place. Although no scientific reason has been found for the glyphs, some people think that the symbols lead to gold tablets from Utah's colonial days, although none have been found. Others believe that they are inscriptions by Spanish miners who are looking for gold. The first of
66-493: The Fremont Irrigation Company on March 10, 1889, for nine horses, 500 pounds of flour, one steer, and a suit of clothes. Ten years later President William McKinley created a Forest Reserve which included Fish Lake. Chalk Creek Hieroglyphics The Chalk Creek Hieroglyphics are a series of carvings of unknown origin in Fishlake National Forest , Utah , nearby the town of Fillmore . Some of
77-419: The glyphs have been moved to the Fillmore Office Interpretive. These symbols are one of the most visited areas of the forest. The hieroglyphs were first discovered by two prospectors from Fillmore, Clifford Purcell and Rube Melville in 1939 during an attempt to locate iron ore. Purcell reported that the symbols were "full of lichen, full of green stuff." In his book, Faded Footprints , George Thomspon includes
88-431: The glyphs, some people think that the symbols lead to gold tablets from Utah's colonial days, although none have been found. Others believe that they are inscriptions by Spanish miners who are looking for gold. The first of the glyphs discovered, in 1939, were arranged in four rows, with symbols such as human heads and hands being able to be seen. Signature Rock, a boulder which toppled from its initial location in 1965, has
99-402: The hieroglyphs from the Halfway Hill Fire in 2022, Hannah Robinson from the Bureau of Land Management , along with a crew of firefighters, removed trees near the area and wrapped the symbols and nearby signs with fire protection fabric. Despite this, the glyphs were not affected by the fire at all, although protection measures still stay in place. Although no scientific reason has been found for
110-620: The merging of Fish Lake National Forest and Glenwood National Forest , the forest covers 1.5 million acres (6,100 km ) and is split into four districts. The forest lies in parts of nine counties. In descending order of forestland area, they are Sevier , Millard , Piute , Beaver , Wayne , Juab , Garfield , Iron , and Sanpete counties. Forest headquarters are located in Richfield with local ranger district offices in Beaver , Fillmore , Loa , and Richfield. The national forest
121-463: The symbols were "full of lichen, full of green stuff." In his book, Faded Footprints , George Thomspon includes a picture of the hieroglyphs, but labels them as being from Clear Creek Canyon instead. A plaque at the interpretive office reads, "Panels with similar symbols have been found throughout the Great Basin and as far west as the coast of California.” Some of the glyphs were retraced by visitors to make them more visible. In order to protect
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