Painted Desert (Arizona)

Painted Desert
Painted Desert
	Relief map showing arc-shaped desert north and northeast of Mogollon Plateau and Mogollon Rim.
Length	160 miles
Area	93500 acres
Naming
Native name	El Desierto Pintado (Spanish)
Geography
Country	United States
State	Arizona
Borders on	Little Colorado and Puerco rivers
Coordinates	35°30′N 110°05′W / 35.500°N 110.083°W

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. The Painted Desert is known for its brilliant and varied colors: these include the more common red rock, but also shades of lavender.

^ "Painted Desert". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. February 8, 1980. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
^ Jaeger, Edmund C. The North American Deserts. (cited by Trimble. The Sagebrush Ocean. p. 10.)

[gnis-1] "Painted Desert". Geographic Names Information System. USGS. February 8, 1980. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

[Jaeger-2] Jaeger, Edmund C. The North American Deserts. (cited by Trimble. The Sagebrush Ocean. p. 10.)

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