Anaheim in Orange County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Petrified Tree

From the Pike Petrified Forest, Colorado

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 20, 2018

1. Petrified Tree Marker

Inscription. This section weighs five tons and measures 7½ feet in diameter. The original tree, estimated to have been 200 feet tall, was part of a sub-tropical forest 55 to 70 million years ago in what is now Colorado. Scientists believe it to be of the Redwood of Sequoia species. During some prehistoric era a cataclysmic upheaval caused silica laden water to overspread the living forest. Wood cells were changed during the course of time to sandstone. Opals were formed within the tree trunk itself.

Erected 1957 by Mrs. Walt Disney.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Natural Features. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1957.

Location. 33° 48.703′ N, 117° 55.241′ W. Marker is in Anaheim, California, in Orange County. Marker can be reached from Disneyland Drive. Located in Disneyland, near Pirates of the Caribbean. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1313 Disneyland Drive, Anaheim CA 92802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Lafitte's Anchor (within shouting distance of this marker); Disneyland Monorail System (approx. ¼ mile away); Carthay Circle Theatre (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Steam Donkey (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Pelton Wheel

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Cascade Falls (approx. 0.4 miles away); Kate and Ella 1895 (approx. ¾ mile away); Anaheim Convention Center History (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anaheim.

More about this marker. The Petrified Tree is in Disneyland Park, near the Pirates of the Carribean ride. Entrance to Disneyland requires payment of an entrance fee.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. — Disneyland history.

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 20, 2018

2. Petrified Tree Marker

Petrified Tree and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 20, 2018

3. Petrified Tree and Marker

Petrified Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Denise Boose, September 20, 2018

4. Petrified Tree

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2018. This page has been viewed 638 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on August 27, 2020, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.