Address: 15 miles east of Thoreau via NM-122, off CR-23
Come visit us in Thoreau, New Mexico
Single structure, 22 groud-floor rooms, 6 rooms on 2nd story. Once occupied by Chacoan Ancestral Pueblo people between A.D 1000 and 1125
Thoreau, NM ArchaeologyHeritage Canyon display, visitor center, campsites...
Once rich source of uranium, creating 30-year boom in Grants....
Stunning sandstone formations surround Aztec. Arches include Anasazi, Arch, Peephole, Octopus, Pillar, Alien and more....
Formation rises 1,700 feet from desert floor. Sacred to Navajos. Viewing allowed, off-limits to hikers, mountain climbers....
800-ft. volcanic cone, hiking trail along rim. 17-mile lava tube with ice cave....