Petroglyph National Monument covers 7,236 acres along the West Mesa, managed by the National Park Service with the City of Albuquerque. Ancestral Pueblo people and early Spanish settlers carved animals, people, brands and crosses into the dark basalt, and about 90 percent of the images date from AD 1300 to the end of the 17th century. Visitors can walk Boca Negra Canyon, Rinconada Canyon, Piedras Marcadas Canyon and the Volcano Day Use trails. Five dormant volcanic cones stand on its western edge.
Questions people ask
When was the monument created?
It was authorized on June 27, 1990.