Hay Rocks

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

HAY ROCKS

Arizona Strip, Arizona

LOCATION

Hay Rocks     On the Mt. Trumbull Loop = BLM Road 1069
    about 11 miles south of the UT/AZ border

    36° 51' 17.34" North,   113° 34' 21.14" West
    36.8548° North,   113.5925° West
    4,351 feet (1,326 meters) MSL

    There are some additional hay rocks
    about two miles farther south.

    36° 49' 40.88" North,   113° 34' 19.58" West
    36.8280° North,   113.5721° West
    5,014 feet (1,528 meters) MSL

    Hay Rocks
    For a higher resolution image, click here.
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DESCRIPTION

Hay rocks were large rocks, fairly flat on top, and tall enough off the ground that commodities could be
left on them without animals being able to reach them.


HISTORY

There are two rocks where early pioneers on the Arizona Strip used to cache hay and grain on their way
into St. George so that they would have feed for their animals on the way back. These rocks were on the
old pre-1920s road where it came up out of the valley floor onto the east side of the canyon.

There are several other hay rocks a little farter south that are right on the edge of the current road
which was built by the Civilian Conservations Corps (CCC) around 1935.


PHOTOS

Hay Rocks
WCHS-03326   Photo of the early hay rocks (closer)

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-03325   Photo of the early hay rocks (farther back)
WCHS-03531   Photo of the later hay rocks
WCHS-03532   Photo of the later hay rocks
WCHS-03533   Photo of the later hay rocks


REFERENCES

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