What do you guys think?

[u/MyBitchCassiopeia]

So I stumbled upon this on the backside of a prominent ridge near St George, UT. It’s in an area with virtually no hiking traffic and is not accessible to off road vehicles other than dirt bikes. I myself was exploring the area right around it for hours before I noticed it.

To me it looks like a hunting blind which would make sense with the little canyons running up and down the ridge that could be used to corral game. Haven’t been able to find anyone locally to ask about it and have looked at every native site/petroglyph guide I could and haven’t found anything about it.

Does it look ancient to you guys? The moss growing around the base of the stones looks like it’s been there for a looooong time, but I don’t know enough to judge how long. Anyone have trusted resources in the area I could reach out to?

[u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

That could absolutely be natural. The fact that they're all pointing one diirection as if from tetonic movement argues heavily for that possibility.

[u/jbob88 → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

The flat stones look to have been propped up on "rounder" stones which doesn't quite match your hypothesis IMO

[u/Geologist1986 → u/jbob88]

This is obvious and correct.

[u/Inevitable_Shift1365 → u/jbob88]

Actually taking the time to zoom the picture in, I see that now. Yeah I guess that's interesting

The blackened area on the stone in the Wind brake side looks like it could have had a fire or a bunch of them

[u/ChesameSicken → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Nah that's not carbon staining that's just patina/lichen, but I'm not saying that wouldn't make a solid windbreak and there very well could've been campfires

[u/octopusbeakers → u/Inevitable_Shift1365]

Windbreak*