El Morro National Monument

El Morro National Monument - Gallup, NM

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El Morro National Monument

GPS Coordinates: N 35° 02.304 W 108° 20.912

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Rising 200 feet above the valley floor, El Morro National Monument a massive sandstone bluff was a welcome landmark for weary travelers. A reliable waterhole hidden at its base made El Morro (or Inscription Rock) a popular campsite. Beginning in the late 1500s Spanish, and later, Americans passed by El Morro. While they rested in its shade and drank from the pool, many carved their signatures, dates, and messages. Before the Spanish, petroglyphs were inscribed by Ancestral Puebloans living on top of the bluff over 700 years ago. Today, El Morro National Monument protects over 2,000 inscriptions and petroglyphs, as well as Ancestral Puebloan ruins.

Facilities: Restrooms and drinking water are both available at El Morro National Monument.

Best Time To Visit: El Morro National Monument is open All Year 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; closed December 25 and January 1.

Fees: A nominal admission fee is charged at El Morro National Monument.

Accessibility: The parking lot, picnic tables, campground, and visitor center are wheelchair accessible. The Inscription Rock Trail is paved and wheelchair accessible with assistance. The Mesa Top Trail is not.

Rules: Unknown

Directions: To get to El Morro National Monument from Gallup: Travel 56 miles southeast of Gallup, NM via Highways 602 and 53; 42 miles southwest of Grants, NM via Highway 53.

Map: Click here for a map to El Morro National Monument

Reservations: Unknown

Address

El Morro National Monument

HC 61 Box 43

Ramah, New Mexico 87321-9603

Phone
General: (505) 783-4226

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