El Morro National Monument
El Morro National Monument
HC61, Box 43
Ramah, New Mexico 87321-9603
Phone: 505-783-4226
On a main east-west trail, dating from antiquity, rises a great sandstone promontory with a pool of water at its base. The Zuni Indians, whose Puebloan ancestors lived here, call it Atsinna—"place of writings on the rock." The Spaniards called it El Morro—The Headland. Anglo-Americans called it Inscription Rock. Over the centuries those who traveled this trail stopped to camp at the shaded oasis under the cliffs. They left carved evidence of their passage—symbols, names, dates, and fragments of their stories that register the cultures and history intermingled on the rock. El Morro National Monument was established in 1906.
| Area: | 1,278 acres | ||
| Elevation: | 7,219 feet | ||
| Fees: | There is a $3.00 entrance fee for every individual 16 and over. Children under 16 are free. | ||
| Hours: | Open year round, every day, except December 25 and January 1. | ||
| Visitor Center: | Open daily. Hours vary with the seasons. | ||
| Facilities: | Visitor Center, book store, restrooms, drinking water, picnic area, campground. | ||
| Directions: | The Monument is 125 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico. From Interstate 40 at Grants (42 miles): go southwest on New Mexico 53 to the Monument entrance. From I-40 at Gallup (56 miles): go south on New Mexico 602, then east on New Mexico 53 through Ramah to the Monument entrance.
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| Coordinates: | Map Coordinates (NAD83): 35 02.303N; 108 20.913W. | ||
| Weather: | Expect hot, dry weather in summer, with afternoon thunderstorms in July and August. Temperatures can dip well below freezing in winter.
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