Salmon Ruin Museum
Salmon Ruin Museum is a museum in San Juan, New Mexico. Salmon Ruin Museum is situated nearby to the nature reserve Salmon Ruins, as well as near the archaeological site Salmon Great House.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salmon Ruins.
Salmon Ruins
Nature reserve
Photo: Timthefinn, Public domain.
Salmon Ruins is an ancient Chacoan and Pueblo site located in the northwest corner of New Mexico, USA. Salmon was constructed by migrants from Chaco Canyon around 1090 CE, with 275 to 300 original rooms spread across three stories, an elevated tower kiva in its central portion, and a great kiva in its plaza.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloomfield.
Bloomfield
Town
Photo: AllenS, Public domain.
Bloomfield is a city in northeastern San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Farmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Bloomfield had a population of 7,421. Bloomfield is situated 2½ miles east of Salmon Ruin Museum.
Salmon Ruin Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: San Juan, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
36.70321° or 36° 42′ 12″ northLongitude
-108.02801° or 108° 1′ 41″ westOpen location code
858HPX3C+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 182792998OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salmon Great House and Salmon Great Kiva.
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