Aztec Ruins National Monument

Follow ancient passageways to a distant time. Explore West Ruin, a center of ancestral Pueblo society that once housed over 500 masonry rooms. Look up and see original timbers holding up the roof. Search for the fingerprints of ancient workers in the stucco walls. Listen for an echo of ritual drums in the reconstructed “Great Kiva.” Adventure into the past.

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Visitor Services
#84 County Road
Aztec, New Mexico 87410

Phone

Visitor Information
(505) 334-6174

Fax

(505) 334-6372

Climate

Summer high temperatures range between 80° and 90° degrees with a few days over 100°. The fall is usually pleasant, with mild days and crisp nights. Winter daytime temperatures range between the 20° and 50° with cold nights that can reach 0°. Spring weather is especially unpredictable: it can be windy, cold, and wet, or still, warm, and dry.
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Communities Surrounding Aztec Ruins National Monument

Note: The times listed below are approximate driving times to the park.
Aztec, NM (4 min. ) Pop. 6,378 Flora Vista, NM (7 min. ) Pop. 1,383 Farmington, NM (19 min. ) Pop. 37,844 Bloomfield, NM (22 min. ) Pop. 6,417 Kirtland, NM (32 min. ) Pop. 6,190 Blanco, NM (33 min. ) Fruitland, NM (35 min. )	Marvel, CO (39 min. ) Waterflow, NM (41 min. ) Navajo Dam, NM (42 min. ) Durango, CO (53 min. ) Pop. 13,922 Hesperus, CO (56 min. ) Ignacio, CO (1 hr. 8 min. ) Pop. 669 Arboles, CO (1 hr. 28 min. ) Pop. 232


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