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Located within the White River drainage, the Badlands Wilderness protects 64,144 acres (100.2 sq mi; 259.6 km 2) of the park's North Unit as a designated wilderness area, [5] and is one site where the black-footed ferret, one of the most endangered mammals in the world, was reintroduced to the wild. [6]
The Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness is a 45,000-acre (18,000 ha) wilderness area located in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. Established in 1984, the Wilderness is a desolate area of steeply eroded badlands managed by the Bureau of Land Management , except three parcels of private Navajo land within its boundaries. [ 1 ]
Garbeta, Eastern India is a badlands located in a monsoon climate. [15] Chambal [24] spread across northern parts of Madhya Pradesh, southeastern Rajasthan and southern parts of Uttar Pradesh known for its lawlessness and dacoity is another example of badlands. A small strip of badlands is also found in western Uttar Pradesh and Haryana.
Badlands National Park is located in southwestern South Dakota, east of the Black Hills. It's about 75 miles away from the state's second-most populous city, Rapid City. The nearest major airport ...
The Painted Desert is a United States desert of badlands in the Four Corners area, [2] running from near the east end of Grand Canyon National Park and southeast into Petrified Forest National Park. It is most easily accessed from the north portion of Petrified Forest National Park.
In some areas of the Badlands the rocks contain lignite coal that has been burning for many years. The clay above these coal beds has turned bright pink and red. White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota, is located in the Badlands, and stands 3506 feet (1069 m) above sea level.
The southern section is located at . Badlands in Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness. The wilderness protects from development the wildest sections of the National Park, an area described as badlands where erosional forces have carved steep cliffs into the relatively flat prairie.
Two national parks have been established in South Dakota, both of which are located in the southwestern part of the state. Badlands National Park was created in 1978. [58] The park features a highly eroded, brightly colored landscape surrounded by semi-arid grasslands. [59]