Bloomfield in San Juan County, New Mexico — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Salmon Ruin

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2010

1. Salmon Ruin Marker

Inscription. In the late 11th century, influence from Chaco Canyon, 45 miles south of here, began to be felt at this site and at nearby Aztec Ruins National Monument. The Chacoans abandoned this large and well-built masonry pueblo by 1150, and shortly thereafter, Mesa Verde people reoccupied it for approximately fifty years.

Erected by New Mexico Historic Preservation Division.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Notable Places.

Location. 36° 42.204′ N, 108° 1.698′ W. Marker is in Bloomfield, New Mexico, in San Juan County. It can be reached from U.S. 64 at milepost 61. Marker is at the entrance to the Salmon Ruin Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6131 Highway 64, Bloomfield NM 87413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Mexico’s San Juan Basin.

It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: City of Bloomfield (approx. one mile away); Aztec (approx. 7.2 miles away); Harriet Belle Amsden Sammons (1876-1954) (approx. 8 miles away); Aztec Ruins National Monument (approx. 8.6 miles away); a different marker also named Aztec Ruins National Monument

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(approx. 8.6 miles away); Armijo Returns Triumphant (approx. 9 miles away); At Home on the River (approx. 9.1 miles away); A River's Ancient Gifts (approx. 9.1 miles away).

Rear of Salmon Ruin Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2010

2. Rear of Salmon Ruin Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 22, 2010

3. Salmon Ruin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,140 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2025, by Bill Wingate of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 3, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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