Quail Point Geoglyph

The Quail Point Geoglyph is a prehistoric desert intaglio, meaning a large ground figure made by clearing or rearranging the desert surface. It is associated with the lower Colorado River region of Arizona.

The figure is in Arizona, within the wider cultural landscape of the lower Colorado River region. Its desert setting is part of what makes the geoglyph difficult to appreciate from ground level.

It is one of the Native ground figures known from the lower Colorado River region. These large desert designs preserve evidence of Indigenous ceremonial or cultural activity at landscape scale.

A geoglyph is designed as a large ground-level image, so its overall form is easier to recognize from an elevated viewpoint. Walking across the figure can make the full outline difficult to see.