Petroglyph National Monument (part)

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Petroglyph National Monument is a protected area in New Mexico known for its extensive collection of ancient Native American and Spanish rock carvings set amid volcanic landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
national monument
protected area
approximateEarliestPetroglyphDate circa 400 to 700 years ago
approximateLatestPetroglyphDate early 20th century
area approximately 29.28 square kilometers
approximately 7,236 acres
coManagedWith Albuquerque municipal government
surface form: City of Albuquerque Open Space Division
containsWorkOf Ancestral Puebloans
surface form: Ancestral Pueblo peoples

Spanish settlers
early European colonists
continent North America
country United States of America
culturalPeriodRepresented historic
prehistoric
designation U.S. National Monument
established 1990
June 27, 1990
establishedBy Public Law 101-313
United States Congress
governingBody National Park Service
hasGeologicalFeature basalt escarpment
lava flows
volcanic cones
hasHeritage Ancestral Puebloans
surface form: Ancestral Puebloan

Hispanic
Native Americans
surface form: Native American

Pueblo peoples
surface form: Puebloan

Spanish colonial
Tiwa
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.nps.gov/petr/index.htm
hasPart Black Volcano
Boca Negra Canyon
Ja Volcano
Piedras Marcadas Canyon
Rinconada Canyon
Volcanoes Day Use Area
Vulcan Volcano
hasViewOf Rio Grande valley
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

Sandia Mountains
IUCNCategory V
knownFor archaeological resources
cultural resources
petroglyphs
rock art
volcanic landscape
locatedIn Albuquerque
Bernalillo County
surface form: Bernalillo County, New Mexico

New Mexico
locatedInEcoregion Chihuahuan Desert scrub
surface form: Chihuahuan Desert fringe
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
locatedOn West Mesa
managingOrganization Albuquerque
surface form: City of Albuquerque

National Park Service
nearestCity Albuquerque
numberOfPetroglyphs over 20,000
offersActivity cultural interpretation
hiking
interpretive trails
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
primaryRockArtTechnique pecked petroglyphs
state New Mexico

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Bernalillo County contains Petroglyph National Monument (part)