Hemet Maze Stone
| Hemet Maze Stone | |
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Maze Stone with plaque
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| Location | Outside Hemet in Reinhardt Canyon |
| Reference no. | 557 |
33°46′54″N 117°03′23″W / 33.78167°N 117.05639°W
The Hemet Maze Stone is a prehistoric petroglyph. It is just outside Hemet in Reinhardt Canyon, within the Lakeview Mountains, in Riverside County, California. On April 16, 1956, it was donated, along with 5.75 acres (23,300 m2) of land, to Riverside County, by Mr. and Mrs. Rodger E. Miller. It is California Historical Landmark No.557. The government has installed two perimeter chain link fences around the petroglyph landmark, making direct appreciation, study or an unobstructed picture difficult. The surrounding land has been set aside for the protection of native plants and animals (with a warning that the “natural features may be hazardous”), and is at the end of California Avenue to the north of Highway 74 and east of Highway 215, near Hemet, California. According to a sign where the road has been blocked off to prevent people from driving closer to the Maze Stone, people with questions can call the Riverside County Parks Open Space Office at 909-245-1212.
Hemet Maze Stone without distortions of viewpoint, as if from above. Width/height of maze is about 24 inches/61 cm.
Conceptual Approximation of the Maze Stone near Hemet, California
Diagram showing two possible square / rectangular walled structures or spaces derived from the pattern carved into the Hemet Maze Stone.
Diagram showing two possible block-like walled structures or spaces derived from the pattern carved into the Hemet Maze Stone.
The "maze" consists of two rectangular boxes—one large and containing the other; centered. If one traces the patterns with different colored markers, one would find that between the boxes are two contiguous geometric patterns that resemble a maze. One "maze" is contained by the other on the left hand side.
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