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Area map of Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument in New Mexico. Four sites are labeled with green callout boxes in the bottom right quadrant of the map. National forests are shown in pale green, the town of Albuquerque in yellow, and surrounding areas in beige.

Extended Description

The Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Visitor Center is at a site labeled Mountainair at the intersection of US Route 60 and State Route 55 in the southwest quadrant of the map. Abó is 9 miles west on US Route 60. Quarai is 8 miles northwest, just off State Route 55 at Punta de Agua, and 25 miles to the south, Gran Quivira is also on Route 55 next to the Chupadera Mesa.

The first of three sections of Cibola National Forest is at the top center of the map, where State Route 37 travels north from State Route 55 to turn into State Route 14 after it passes Interstate 40 near the Sandia Mountains. Interstate 40 travels west through Albuquerque and leads “To Gallup” off the left edge of the map. Interstate 40 continues east past State Route 41 to travel off the map “To Tucumcari.”

The second section of Cibola National Forest is near the center of the map to the west of Estancia Basin and Salt Lakes (Las Salinas). The Manzano Mountains climb through this section of the forest, where Manzano Peak measures 10,098 feet (3,078 meters). The third section of the forest is in the lower right corner east of Gran Quivira. The forest encompasses Mesa Jumanas and Gallinas Peak at 8,615 feet (2,626 meters).

The north-south running Interstate 25 crosses east-west Interstate 40 in southern Albuquerque and travels south along the Rio Grande. State Route 45 parallels the northernmost leg of Interstate 25 before crossing over and running alongside it as State Route 47 and then 304, which ends in La Joya. US Route 60 has one terminus in Bernardo on Interstate 25 and it continues past Abó, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument Visitor Center, the town of Willard, and winds through the Salt Lakes before continuing “To Vaughn” off the right edge of the map.

Legend

A scale in the top left corner of the map measures distances of 5 and 10 kilometers and 5 and 10 miles. A legend in the top right corner reads as follows:

Gray dashed line for Unpaved Road and

Striped blue shading for Intermittent Lake.