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.

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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

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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, 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. As of the 2020 census, Paradise Hills had a population of 4,329. 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

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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, also known simply as "Los Ranchos", is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque had a population of 5,874. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is situated 6 miles east of Petroglyph National Monument.

Petroglyph National Monument

Categories: archaeological site, National Monument of the United States, National Park System unit, and national monument
Location: Bernalillo, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.13915° or 35° 8′ 21″ north

Longitude

-106.74915° or 106° 44′ 57″ west

Elevation

5,545 feet (1,690 metres)

Open location code

857M47Q2+M8

GeoNames ID

5484020

Wikidata ID

Q264753

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Petroglyph National Monument” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Petroglyph National Monument”
Chinese: “岩畫國家名勝”
Dutch: “Petroglyph National Monument”
French: “monument national de Petroglyph”
French: “Monument national de Petroglyph”
German: “Petroglyph National Monument”
Italian: “Petroglyph National Monument”
Japanese: “ペトログリフ国定公園”
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”

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Notable Places Nearby

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