History

Rattlesnake Cave

River mile ~74.05 — GoRafting mile 74.05 river right

Mapped at 45.0511, -114.7233.

Rattlesnake Cave at about mile 74.05 on river right is an overhanging rockshelter with well-known pictograph panels. It is one of several protected rock-art stops in the lower Middle Fork canyon documented in float guides and broader Middle Fork archaeological surveys. Do not touch the paintings; oils from hands destroy pigments, and artifact collection is illegal.