Pony Hill Petroglyphs.

The second site on our petroglyph tour was Pony Hills Petroglyphs.

This area is about 16 miles North of Deming, NM, in the Cooke's Peak area. There are two main areas of petroglyphs (Pony Hills and Frying Pan Canyon), along the old Butterfield trail. The petroglyphs date between 600 and 1200 AD. The Butterfield trail was open 6 years, just before the Civil War. It was protected by Fort Cummings, (3 miles away) over Palmer Pass and passing by Massacre Peak.