Petrified Forest National Park in Apache County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

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Petrified Forest National Park

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 26, 2024

1. Welcome Marker

Inscription.

You have made a good decision to exit the interstate and visit Petrified Forest National Park. Beyond lies a 28 mile (45 km) road through the heart of the park, showcasing the Painted Desert, the world's largest and most colorful concentration of petrified wood, various hiking options from easy to challenging, over 13,000 years of human history, fossils that reach back to the Late Triassic Period, and a habitat for hundreds of desert plant and animal species. How will you decide to best enjoy the park?

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Parks & Recreational Areas • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 35° 3.723′ N, 109° 46.983′ W. Marker is in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, in Apache County. It is on Park Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Park Rd, Petrified Forest Natl Pk AZ 86028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain

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West,

in Colorado Plateau,

and at the Four Corners.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: At the Oasis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Tawa Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District (approx. 0.4 miles away); A Painted Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Enduring Abode (approx. 0.8 miles away); A Gap in the Geologic Record (approx. 0.8 miles away); Early Explorers (approx. 0.9 miles away); Path of Least Resistance (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Petrified Forest National Park.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Painted Desert / Finding Fossils (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 26, 2024

2. Welcome Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 3, 2024, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.