Sutton-Alpine in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Petrified Wood
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2024
1. Petrified Wood Marker
These pieces of petrified wood were found at the Wishbone Hill escarpment, just north of here. Fossilized plant types document there were warm, subtropical temperatures in this region 55 million years ago. The petrified forests in this area are some of the world's largest and best preserved. There are dozens of standing petrified trees surrounded by fossils of flowers, seeds, cones, needles and leaves. It is unusual to find upright petrified tree trunks and even more unusual to find them with their fossilized leaves. The petrified trees were dawn redwoods (Metasequoia) related to the redwoods of California, and they grew to giant proportions. A Park exhibit of plant fossils is located in the Mary Geist House (yellow building).
These petrified trees were donated to the Alpine Historical Park by Linda Sloan, MD.
Erected by Alpine Historical Park.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Paleontology.
Location. 61° 42.622′ N, 148° 52.492′ W. Marker is in Sutton-Alpine, Alaska, in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. It is on Glenn Highway (State
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Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, in the Mat-Su Valley, and in Southcentral Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, the Pacific Rim, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wall Tent (a few steps from this marker); Spirit House (a few steps from this marker); Nay'dini'aa Na' Xay Hnax (a few steps from this marker); Katie Wade Memorial Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Wild Plants (within shouting distance of this marker); Hitchcock Cabin (within shouting distance of this marker); There's Coal in Them There Hills (within shouting distance of this marker); If You Build It, They Will Come
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2024
2. Petrified Wood and Marker
Also see . . . Alpine Historical Park. (Submitted on August 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 13, 2024
3. Petrified Wood
Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 237 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
