<< Our Photo Pages >> Petroglyph Nat. Mon. - Rock Art in United States in The Southwest
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Rock ArtSite Name: Petroglyph Nat. Mon.Country: United States
NOTE: This site is 5.838 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: The Southwest Type: Rock Art
Nearest Town: Albuquerque, NM
Latitude: 35.136000N Longitude: 106.762W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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jeffrep visited on 30th Sep 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3
mfrincu visited on 1st Dec 2014 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 4 Literary hundreds of petroglyphs in two sites few kms of each other. Some show signs of vandalism. Be sure to arrive early in the morning to see some wildlife too.
alicewandersland visited on 5th Apr 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 visited Rinconada Canyon section
rrmoser visited - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 now hedged in by over-development but great art.
bat400 visited - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 3
Ahdzib have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 4 Access: 3.6
Petroglyphs. Natural Rock Outcropping.
The remnants of two ancient volcanoes can be seen on the western skyline in Albuquerque, New Mexico. On the lava boulders of one are a collection of over 10,000 petroglyphs.
Most of them are of abstract animals and human figures. The majority of the petroglyphs are of the "Rio Grande" style, associated with an intensive local pueblo population boom (1300 - 1600 AD.) Some figures are estimated to be as much as 3000 years old.
Day use hiking trails access much of the site, which is operated by the National Park Service. There are actually multiple units of the site.
The location given is for the Visitor's Center, and although this is the best place to start your visit, please be aware that the center was located for its access to major roads. None of the rock art trails are immediately adjacent to the center. The multiple trails where the rock art may be seen range across over 10 square miles.
Nearby is the Boca Negra Wash, site of Folsom artifact finds dating back to 8000 BC.
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Petroglyph National Monument.
Note: See attached story on gang graffiti at the site, but not on petroglyphs themselves.
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