Painted Desert rim pullout on the Petrified Forest National Park main road south of Painted Desert Inn, looking over banded Chinle Formation badlands in reds, lavenders, and grays. One of several named rim viewpoints; no collecting—here the story is erosional landscape and Mesozoic stratigraphy, not log fields on the south end of the park.
Field facts
| Region | Apache County, AZ |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 35.0639, -109.8023 |
| Agency | NPS Petrified Forest National Park |
| Formation | Chinle Formation badlands overlook |
| Access | Paved park road pullout |
| Nearby | Painted Desert Inn ~2.5 km N; Puerco Pueblo farther south |
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