The Lion's Mouth Cave is located west of Cedar City, Utah. The pictographs consist of a long painted panel within an overhanging cave. The figures are painted with reddish and yellow ochre hues. There is a small anthropomorphic figure, a snake like figure, and other simple drawings. According to one of the Cedar City residents, the figures were not originally colored as they are now. The color was the result of someone deciding to "improve" their looks, which we would call vandalism. Unfortunately, the coloring masked out intricate tick marks carved into the rock along the long rope like structure. The marks were probably counting marks prevalent at nearby locations such as Parowan Gap.
This site is protected by the state and has a trail with signs showing how to find the cave.
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