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The Painted Desert extends roughly from Cameron–Tuba City southeast to past Holbrook and the Petrified Forest National Park. The desert is about 120 miles (190 km) long by about 60 miles (100 km) wide, making it roughly 7,500 square miles (19,420 km 2 ) in area. [ 8 ]
Petrified Forest National Park is a national park of the United States in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona.Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 346 square miles (900 square kilometers), encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well as highly eroded and colorful badlands.
The Painted Desert Community Complex is the administrative center of Petrified Forest National Park.The community center includes administrative facilities, utility structures and National Park Service employee housing, planned by architects Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander as part of the Mission 66 park facilities improvement program.
All that petrified wood, for one thing. Plus dino fossils, petroglyphs and amazing scenery. Best things to see and do at Petrified Forest and Painted Desert: A complete guide
For many travelers, Petrified Forest may be a stop to somewhere else, like the Grand Canyon, but this national park is special in its own right. ... ‘The Painted Desert is amazing! It's so ...
Painted Desert Inn is a historic complex in Petrified Forest National Park, in Apache County, eastern Arizona. It is located off Interstate 40 and near the original alignment of historic U.S. Route 66 , overlooking the Painted Desert .
In the Chama Basin of New Mexico, the Chinle Formation is promoted to group status and the Petrified Forest Formation has the following members: [3] Painted Desert Member; Mesa Montoso Member; The Mesa Montosa Member is up to 22 meters (72 feet) thick and is mostly composed of sandstone (44%) and mudstone (35%), with a lesser proportion of ...
Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Petrified Forest National Park" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .