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Aztec Ruins National MonumentLooking back at the reconstructed Great Kiva of West Ruin
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Aztec Ruins National Monument
Things To Know Before You Come
 

Weather
Summer high temperatures range between 80° and 90° Fahrenheit with a few days over 100°. Afternoon thunderstorms usually cool things down in late July and August.

Fall is usually pleasant, with mild days and crisp nights.

Snow usually hits by Thanksgiving and falls periodically throughout the winter, but accumulations over 6”are rare.

Winter daytime temperatures range between 20° and 50° with cold nights that can reach 0°.

Spring weather is especially unpredictable. It can be windy, cold, and wet or warm and dry.

Annually Aztec Ruins receives about 10.5”of precipitation.

Lodging, Camping, Food, Goods and Services
This populated area has many nearby options for lodging, camping, food, goods and services.  See the Aztec, Bloomfield, and Farmington Chambers of Commerce web sites for more information.

 
Girl with ancestral Puebloan ladder - 1910s  

Did You Know?
Access to many rooms and levels of ancient Pueblo communities required ladders. The museum at Aztec Ruins contains this unique ladder excavated with bindings intact (shown with girl, ca. 1917). Today ladders represent a symbolic portal between two spiritual realms of the Pueblo universe.

Last Updated: January 07, 2007 at 17:27 EST