Pecos National Historical Park

Pecos National Historical Park
Pecos Pueblo Mission Church
LocationNM 63 SW of jct. with NM 50, Pecos, New Mexico
Coordinates35°33′00″N 105°41′4″W / 35.55000°N 105.68444°W / 35.55000; -105.68444
Area6,671.4 acres (2,699.8 ha)
BuiltStart date ~A.D. 1300
Architectural styleStone Masonry w/adobe mortar
Visitation43,873 (2011)
WebsitePecos National Historical Park
NRHP reference No.66000485 (original)
91000822 (increase)
NMSRCP No.74
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966
Boundary increaseJuly 2, 1991
Designated NHLOctober 9, 1960
Designated NMONJune 28, 1965
Designated NHPJuly 2, 1991
Designated NMSRCPMay 21, 1971

Pecos National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park in San Miguel County, New Mexico. The park, operated by the National Park Service, encompasses thousands of acres of landscape infused with historical elements from prehistoric archaeological ruins to 19th-century ranches, to a battlefield of the American Civil War. Its largest single feature is Pecos Pueblo also known as Cicuye Pueblo, a Native American community abandoned in historic times. First a state monument in 1935, it was made Pecos National Monument in 1965, and greatly enlarged and renamed in 1990. Two sites within the park, the pueblo and the Glorieta Pass Battlefield, are National Historic Landmarks.