Park: Bandelier National Monument

Contents

Section: General

Location

Address:
HCR 1, Box 1, Suite 15
Los Alamos, NM 87544
United States
Lat / Lon:
 35° 52.11' N
106° 17.70' W
Directions:
Car - Visitors traveling North-South on I-25 take St Francis/84/285 exit for Santa Fe, go straight through city, then follow signs to Bandelier at each major junction. Beautiful alternative route for those going north on I25: at Bernalillo, take exit for 550 (formerly 44). At San Ysidro take exit to NM 4; continue over the mountains to park entrance (good paved road, but may not be advisable in winter weather)



Public Transportation - To Monument: no regularly scheduled commercial transportation available.
Roadmap:
Map of Bandelier National Monument and the surrounding area

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Amenities

Activities:
Camping, Interpretive Programs, Hiking, Picnicking, Restaurant, Visitor Center, and Wildlife Viewing

Administration

Phone Numbers:

Visitor Information (recorded):
(505) 672-0343

Visitor Center daytime phone:
(505) 672-3861 x517

Group reservations:
(505)672-3861 x 534

Comments

Comments:
Best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and the ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them, Bandelier also includes over 23,000 acres of designated Wilderness. It was named for Adolph Bandelier, a 19th-century anthropologist. Proclaimed on February 11, 1916. Acreage: 32,737, all federal. Wilderness area: 23,267.

Weather

Weather:

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Los Alamos, NM as of 3/19/10 1:50 AM MDT

Conditions
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  • Mostly Cloudy
  • 46°F
Wind
  • 12 mph
  • From the W
Pressure
  • 29.87 inHg
  • and rising
Moon
  • Waxing Crescent
Humidity
  • Relative 32%
  • Dew Point 18°F
Sun
  • UV Danger Low
  • Sunrise 7:10 AM
  • Sunset 7:16 PM
Visibility
  • 10 mi
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Forecast:

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Los Alamos, NM (87544) as of 3/19/10 1:06 AM MDT

Friday
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  • Pricip: 10%
Night
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Saturday
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  • 26°F
  • Pricip: 40%
Sunday
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  • Few Snow Showers
  • 36°F
  • Pricip: 30%
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  • 27°F
  • Pricip: 20%
Monday
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  • 51°F
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  • 33°F
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Item Information

History

Submitted by Seth on Feb 27, 06.

Edited by Seth on May 24, 06.

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Park ID: 1177

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