Aztec Ruins National Monument, which consists of 319 acres, was established in 1923. This is another of the many Chacoan communities that flourished in the early 1100s. It is not Aztec as the name implies. The main feature at this site is the reconstructed great kiva, the only reconstructed great kiva in the southwest. This circular stone and adobe structure is mainly built below ground level. Inside, the walls are stories high.
Other structures that can be toured from the self-guiding trail are the West Ruin and the Hubbard site. The West ruin is a large great house originally consisting of over 400 rooms. The Hubbard site is a kiva surrounded by three concentric walls that are divided into 22 triangular shaped rooms.
Aztec Ruins are located near the junction of US 550 and NM 516 in northwest New Mexico.
If you are approaching the Ruins from the south, you will see Shiprock National Monument in the distance to the West.
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