Petroglyph National Monument
Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles along Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city's western horizon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: United States National Monument and archeological site in New Mexico
- Also known as: “Indian Petroglyph State Park” and “PETR”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Black Volcano and Vulcan.
Black Volcano
Volcano
Photo: michaelh2001, Public domain.
Black Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is part of the Albuquerque volcanic field. Black Volcano is located directly north of JA volcano.
Vulcan
Volcano
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Vulcan, named after the Roman god of fire, is an inactive volcano on the West Mesa near Albuquerque, New Mexico. It is the largest of six volcanoes in the Albuquerque volcanic field within Petroglyph National Monument.
JA volcano
Volcano
Photo: Michaelh2001, Public domain.
JA Volcano is an inactive volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. JA Volcano is the southernmost of 5 volcanoes in a 5-mile chain within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument. JA volcano is situated 1½ miles southwest of Petroglyph National Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paradise Hills and Old Town Albuquerque.
Paradise Hills
Town
Paradise Hills is a census-designated place in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 4,256 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. Paradise Hills is situated 5 miles northeast of Petroglyph National Monument.
Old Town Albuquerque
Suburb
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Old Town is the historic original town site of Albuquerque, New Mexico, for the provincial kingdom of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, established in 1706 by New Mexico governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdés. Old Town Albuquerque is situated 5 miles southeast of Petroglyph National Monument.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
Village
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, also known simply as "Los Ranchos", is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. The population was 6,024 at the time of the 2010 Census. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is situated 6 miles east of Petroglyph National Monument.
Petroglyph National Monument
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Petroglyph National Monument” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Petroglyph National Monument”
- Chinese: “石化森林國家紀念物”
- Dutch: “Petroglyph National Monument”
- French: “monument national de Petroglyph”
- French: “Monument national de Petroglyph”
- German: “Petroglyph National Monument”
- Italian: “Petroglyph National Monument”
- Korean: “페트로그립국립기념물”
- Korean: “페트로글리프 국립 기념물”
- Russian: “Петроглиф”
- Slovenian: “Narodni spomenik Petroglyph”
- Spanish: “Monumento nacional de los Petroglifos”
- Spanish: “Monumento Nacional de los Petroglifos”
- Swedish: “Petroglyph nationalmonument”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Volcanoes and Taylor Ranch.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cinder and J A.
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