El Morro National Monument
Highway 53
Ramah, NM 87321
505-783-4226
http://www.nps.gov/elmo
National Park: Birding, Camp, Hike, History, Picnic, Walk
Rising 200 feet above the valley floor, this massive sandstone bluff was a welcome landmark for weary travelers. A reliable waterhole hidden at its base made El Morro (or Inscription Rock) a popular campsite. Beginning in the late 1500s Spanish, and later, Americans passed by El Morro.