El Morro National Monument | New Mexico Photo Spot

A reliable waterhole hidden at the base of a sandstone bluff made El Morro (the headland) a popular campsite for hundreds of years. Here, Ancestral Puebloans, Spanish, and American travelers carved over 2,000 signatures, dates, messages, and petroglyphs. El Morro National Monument is home to two main trails. The Inscription Trail – is a short trail to the pool and past hundreds of Spanish and American inscriptions, as well as pre–historical petroglyphs. The Headland Trail continues on with with spectacular views of the Zuni Mountains, the volcanic craters of the El Malpais area, and the El Morro valley. A 250 ft. elevation gain and the uneven sandstone surface makes this a slightly strenuous hike. (Ramah, New Mexico, USA)