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Petroglyph National Monument

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Petroglyph National Monument: see National Parks and Monuments National Parks and Monuments

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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Petroglyph National Monument
Address: 6001 Unser Blvd NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Phone: 505-899-0205;
Fax: 505-899-0207;
Web: www.nps.gov/petr/
Size: 7,232 acres.
Established: Established on June 27, 1990. Owned and managed jointly by the National Park Service, the City of Albuquerque, and the State of New Mexico.
Location: In Albuquerque, New Mexico. Accessible from I-40 off Unser Blvd.
Facilities: Visitor center, picnic area, self-guided trails, interpretive exhibits, rest rooms (é).
Activities: Hiking.
Special Features: More than 20,000 prehistoric and historic Native American and Hispanic petroglyphs (images carved in rock) stretch 17 miles along Albuquerque's West Mesa escarpment.
See other parks in New Mexico.
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Authors are Sanchez, superintendent of the Petroglyph National Monument and Spanish Colonial Research Center at the University of New Mexico, and Miller, a research historian at the center.
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