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Petroglyph National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico's West Mesa, a volcanic basalt escarpment that dominates the city's western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acres (2,928 ha) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service and the City of Albuquerque .
The Albuquerque volcanic field is a monogenetic volcanic field in the Albuquerque Basin in New Mexico, United States. It is located about 7 miles (11 km) west of the city of Albuquerque, and is contained within the borders of Petroglyph National Monument. [1]
Yesterday I went out to Petroglyph National Monument, on the west side of Albuquerque. It's a nice place for a walk. Date: 14 February 2011, 11:42: Source: Petroglyphs. Uploaded by PDTillman; Author: John Fowler from Placitas, NM, USA
Petroglyph National Monument – 314,528 visitors ... about 80 miles west of Albuquerque. ... Five other National Park sites to visit in New Mexico Capulin Volcano National Monument – 88,514 ...
The location: 6510 Western NW, Albuquerque. What to know: The Petroglyph National Monument is best known for protecting one of the largest petroglyph sites in North America, but the volcanoes day ...
A large portion of the West Mesa is part of Petroglyph National Monument and is bisected by Interstate 40 and Historic Route 66. Atrisco Vista (previously named Paseo del Volcan) ( NM 347 ) runs north-south on the West Mesa, connecting I-40/US-66 to Double Eagle II Airport.
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. Black Volcano is the second of five volcanoes (traveling south to north) within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument.
One of the most popular and accessible destinations is Petroglyphs National Monument, just a few miles outside downtown Albuquerque, New Mexico, where visitors can see one of the largest ...