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Petroglyph
Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are s created by removing part of a Rock surface by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images....
 National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
's West Mesa
West Mesa

The West Mesa is an elevated landmass lying west of the Rio Grande River stretching from south of Albuquerque, New Mexico northward to Bernalillo, New Mexico in the U.S....
, a volcanic basalt
Basalt

Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually gray to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet....
 escarpment
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 that dominates the city’s western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
 (29.28 km˛) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service
National Park Service

The National Park Service is the List of United States federal agencies that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, many U.S....
 and the City of Albuquerque. The western boundary of the monument features a chain of dormant fissure volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
es. Beginning in the northwest corner, Butte volcano is followed to its south by Bond, Vulcan, Black
Black Volcano

Black Volcano is a dormant volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Black Volcano is located directly north of JA volcano. Black Volcano is the second of five volcanoes within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument....
 and JA volcano
JA volcano

JA Volcano is a dormant volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. JA Volcano is the southern most of 5 volcanoes in a 5-mile chain within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument....
es. Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers.






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Petroglyph
Petroglyph

Petroglyphs are s created by removing part of a Rock surface by incising, pecking, carving, and abrading. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions of the technique to refer to such images....
 National Monument stretches 17 miles (27 km) along Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Albuquerque is the largest List of cities in the United States in the US state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande....
's West Mesa
West Mesa

The West Mesa is an elevated landmass lying west of the Rio Grande River stretching from south of Albuquerque, New Mexico northward to Bernalillo, New Mexico in the U.S....
, a volcanic basalt
Basalt

Basalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually gray to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet....
 escarpment
Escarpment

In geomorphology, an escarpment is a transition zone between different physiogeographic provinces that involves a sharp, steep elevation differential, characterized by a cliff or steep slope....
 that dominates the city’s western horizon. Authorized June 27, 1990, the 7,236 acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
 (29.28 km˛) monument is cooperatively managed by the National Park Service
National Park Service

The National Park Service is the List of United States federal agencies that manages all List of areas in the United States National Park System, many U.S....
 and the City of Albuquerque. The western boundary of the monument features a chain of dormant fissure volcano
Volcano

A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or Crust , which allows hot, molten rock, ash, and gases to escape from below the surface....
es. Beginning in the northwest corner, Butte volcano is followed to its south by Bond, Vulcan, Black
Black Volcano

Black Volcano is a dormant volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. Black Volcano is located directly north of JA volcano. Black Volcano is the second of five volcanoes within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument....
 and JA volcano
JA volcano

JA Volcano is a dormant volcano located near Albuquerque, New Mexico. JA Volcano is the southern most of 5 volcanoes in a 5-mile chain within the western boundary of Petroglyph National Monument....
es. Petroglyph National Monument protects a variety of cultural and natural resources including five volcanic cones, hundreds of archeological sites and an estimated 25,000 images carved by native peoples and early Spanish settlers. Many of the images are recognizable as animals, people, brands
Livestock branding

Livestock branding is any technique for marking livestock so as to identify the owner. Originally, livestock branding only referred to a hot brand for large stock, though the term is now also used to refer to other alternative techniques such as freeze branding....
 and crosses; others are more complex. Their meaning was, possibly, understood only by the carver. These images are the cultural heritage of a people who have long since moved into other areas and moved on through history. The monument protects them for visitors to see and appreciate for generations to come.

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