Fort Union National Monument

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Fort Union redirects here; for the one on the North Dakota/Montana border, see Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service located in Watrous, New Mexico, USA. The national monument was founded on April 5, 1956.

The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851, as well as the ruins of the third. Also visible is a network of ruts from the old Santa Fe Trail.

There is a visitor center with exhibits and a film about the Santa Fe Trail. The altitude of the Visitor Center is 6760 feet (2060 m). A 1.2 mile (1.9 km) trail winds through the fort's adobe ruins.

Fort Union ruins

External links

• http://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm - NPS web page for the site

 

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