Procession Panel

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Procession Panel

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BLM – Monticello Field Office
365 North Main Street
Monticello, Utah 84535
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THIS PANEL IS PART OF A CLIFF WALL FILLED WITH PETROGLYPHS. GOOD VIEWS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Procession Panel Overview

fees-iconFree entry
camping-iconFree dispersed camping
direction-iconFrom Bluff go 5.5 mi. west on Hwy 163, the 6.5 mi. north on CR 262 (Lower Butler Wash Rd). Left to the trailhead.

Procession Panel Trail

distance-icon2.5 mi. round trip
difficulty-iconModerate

Trail Details:
Hike south-west and then up the slope. Continue hiking west to a large red and black cliff on the north side, which has petroglyphs along its base; the Procession Panel is near the top-left.

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2 comments

  1. Dogs should not be allowed in Bears Ears. The water pockets going up to Procession panel have become dog wading pools and there is pooh everywhere. The pools and the creatures that depend on them are being destroyed by dogs.
    Leave your dogs at home.. the desert is no place for them.

    1. Hi Mike,
      I welcome your opinion, as it proves that you care for these precious areas. While I haven’t visited the area in a long time, Cedar Mesa has been my first and all-time favorite place to visit.
      But, like so many things in life, I don’t think, it’s so simple. I am a responsible dog owner, always keep him on a leash and follow all the rules. Unfortunately, there are so many others that don’t, but should I suffer for that? Then you could say, that if it hurts this unique region, saving it takes precedence.
      Then I look at my situation: single and no family. A dog for me is as precious as a child, my sole companion, the one I talk to and who sleeps with me. Can’t leave him home, won’t leave him in a kennel. What to do? Don’t visit Bears Ears, don’t visit the National Parks?
      That frustrates me immensely.
      However from your point of view, I tend to agree with you, how strange that may sound. These places should be protected. But where does it leave me?

      Van Wiliams

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