Petroglyphs & the West Mesa

The monument stretches 17 miles along the West Mesa and covers 7,236 acres. It was authorized on June 27, 1990 and is managed by the National Park Service with the City of Albuquerque. (Wikipedia)

Ancestral Pueblo people and early Spanish settlers chipped animals, people, brands and crosses into the dark basalt, and about 90 percent of the carvings date from AD 1300 to the end of the 17th century. (Wikipedia)

Visitors can walk Boca Negra Canyon, Rinconada Canyon, Piedras Marcadas Canyon and the Volcano Day Use trails, with five dormant volcanic cones along the monument’s western edge. (Wikipedia)