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A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, ancestral Puebloans, Spanish, and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs.
El Morro National Monument is a U.S. national monument in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. Located on an ancient east–west trail in the western part of the state, the monument preserves the remains of a large prehistoric pueblo atop a great sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base, which subsequently became a landmark ...
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Exhibits located in the visitor center span more than 700 years of human history in the El Morro area. A 15-minute video provides a great introduction to the cultural and natural history of El Morro. The current visitor center was completed in 1964 as part of the Mission 66 effort.
El Morro National Monument offers visitors a chance to encounter a variety of plants and animals, as well as an array of geological and astronomical wonders.
Independence Rock State Historic Site, Wyoming - granite outcrop with pioneer inscriptions. 40 miles from Grants, El Morro NM features centuries of historical inscriptions, ruins of a mesa top pueblo and colorful sandstone cliffs.
Visit the El Morro National Monument Visitor Center, run by the National Park Service, to learn more about the site’s history and significance. Explore the Headland Trail and Mesa Top Trail to see the cliffs and open courtyards where American settlers, Spanish, and ancestral Puebloans once gathered.
Located about two and a half hours southwest of Albuquerque and an hour southeast of Gallup, El Morro National Monument is one of many prehistoric sites on New Mexico’s Trail of Ancients Byway. Tucked away in the far southern reaches of the byway, El Morro retains the feel of an off-the-beaten-path destination.
Built around 1275 CE, the pueblo gave rise to a busy, thriving community. Today its remnant rooms and walls provide a glimpse into the past and a tie to the Zuni homeland. Explore the history at El Morro by hiking along the Inscription Loop or Headland Trail.
A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (“the headland”) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, ancestral Puebloan, Spanish, and American travelers carved over two thousand signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs.