Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument - Mountainair Landmark
- P.O. Box 517
Mountainair, New Mexico, 87036 - 505 / 847-2585
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- Admission:
- Entrance fees are not charged. Visiting Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is free. Camping is not allowed. Special events may require the payment of a fee.
- Childrens Programs:
- The Junior Ranger programs introduce each monument to young explorers. for more informations : http://www.nps.gov/sapu/forkids/index.htm
- Dates Closed:
- Closed Jan 1, Thanksgiving Day, and Dec 25
- Open Hours:
- Daily-summer hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day): 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Winter hours (rest of the year): 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.,Sites daily 9am-6pm in summer, 9am-5pm the rest of the year. Visitor center in Mountainair, daily 8am-5pm
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- P.O. Box 517
Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
P.O. Box 517Mountainair, New Mexico, 87036
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- Picnic Tables
- Wheelchair Accessible
- Restrooms
- Visitor Center
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- Description
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- ... thriving American Indian trade communities of Tiwa and Tompiro speaking Puebloans inhabited this remote area of central New Mexico. Early in the 17th-century Spanish Franciscans visited the area and found it ripe for their missionary ... more on Nps.gov
- Dogs must be on leash and must be cleaned up after in the monument area. Dogs must not be allowed off paths. more on DogFriendly.com
- The Spanish conquistadors' Salinas Jurisdiction, on the east side of the Manzano Mountains (southeast of Albuquerque), was an important 17th-century trade center because of the salt extracted by the Native Americans from the salt lakes. Franciscan priests, ... more on Frommers
- Directions
Car DIRECTIONS: The Mountainair headquarters can be reached by taking I-25 south from Albuquerque to Belen, then NM 47 diagonally to US 60, then east 21 miles to Mountainair. To travel the historic highway route from the north, take I-40 east from Albuque
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