El Morro National Monument

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Paso por aqui . . .

A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a massive sandstone bluff made El Morro (the bluff) a popular campsite. Ancestral Puebloans settled on the mesa top over 700 years ago. Spanish and American travelers rested, drank from the pool and carved their signatures, dates and messages for hundreds of years. Today, El Morro National Monument protects over 2,000 inscriptions and petroglyphs, as well as Ancestral Puebloan ruins. We invite you to make El Morro a stopping point during your travels.

Trails

A ½-mile loop trail leads to the historic pool and past hundreds of inscriptions and petroglyphs. Continuing to the top of the mesa for the breathtaking views and Ancestral Puebloan ruins makes this a two-mile loop trail.
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The custodians residence built in the 1930s

1906–2006: El Morro's Centennial

2006 is El Morro's 100-year anniversary as a National Monument—the nation’s second. Special activities are planned, so come join the fun!

Image of a Spanish Inscription carved by Ramon Garcia Jurado in 1709.

Inscription Preservation

Inscriptions and petroglyphs carved into soft sandstone won't be here forever. Find out what the National Park Service is doing to delay the effects of weathering, erosion and time on these fascinating links to our past.
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Write to

El Morro National Monument
HC 61 Box 43
Ramah, NM 87321

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Phone

Visitor Center
(505) 783-4226 ext. 0

Monument Headquarters
(505) 285-4641 ext. 0

Fax

(505) 783-4689

Climate

At an elevation of 7,219 feet (2200 meters) winters can be cold, snowy and windy. Summers are warm with afternoon thunder showers in July and August.
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El Morro National Monument

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