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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park abstract "Petrified Forest National Park is a United States national park in Navajo and Apache counties in northeastern Arizona. Named for its large deposits of petrified wood, the park covers about 146 square miles (380 km2), encompassing semi-desert shrub steppe as well as highly eroded and colorful badlands. The park's headquarters is about 26 miles (42 km) east of Holbrook along Interstate 40 (I-40), which parallels the BNSF Railway's Southern Transcon, the Puerco River, and historic U.S. Route 66, all crossing the park roughly east–west. The site, the northern part of which extends into the Painted Desert, was declared a national monument in 1906 and a national park in 1962. About 600,000 people visit the park each year and take part in activities including sightseeing, photography, hiking, and backpacking.Averaging about 5,400 feet (1,600 m) in elevation, the park has a dry windy climate with temperatures that vary from summer highs of about 100 °F (38 °C) to winter lows well below freezing. More than 400 species of plants, dominated by grasses such as bunchgrass, blue grama, and sacaton, are found in the park. Fauna include larger animals such as pronghorns, coyotes, and bobcats; many smaller animals, such as deer mice; snakes; lizards; seven kinds of amphibians, and more than 200 species of birds, some of which are permanent residents and many of which are migratory. About half of the park is designated wilderness.The Petrified Forest is known for its fossils, especially fallen trees that lived in the Late Triassic, about 225 million years ago. The sediments containing the fossil logs are part of the widespread and colorful Chinle Formation, from which the Painted Desert gets its name. Beginning about 60 million years ago, the Colorado Plateau, of which the park is part, was pushed upward by tectonic forces and exposed to increased erosion. All of the park's rock layers above the Chinle, except geologically recent ones found in parts of the park, have been removed by wind and water. In addition to petrified logs, fossils found in the park have included Late Triassic ferns, cycads, ginkgoes, and many other plants as well as fauna including giant reptiles called phytosaurs, large amphibians, and early dinosaurs. Paleontologists have been unearthing and studying the park's fossils since the early 20th century.The park's earliest human inhabitants arrived at least 8,000 years ago. By about 2,000 years ago, they were growing corn in the area and shortly thereafter building pit houses in what would become the park. Later inhabitants built above-ground dwellings called pueblos. Although a changing climate caused the last of the park's pueblos to be abandoned by about 1400 CE, more than 600 archeological sites, including petroglyphs, have been discovered in the park. In the 16th century, Spanish explorers visited the area, and by the mid-19th century a U.S. team had surveyed an east–west route through the area where the park is now located and noted the petrified wood. Later roads and a railway followed similar routes and gave rise to tourism and, before the park was protected, to large-scale removal of fossils. Theft of petrified wood remains a problem in the 21st century.".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park elevation "1656.8928".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park location Holbrook,_Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park management National_Park_Service.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park maximumElevation "1900.428".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park minimumElevation "1615.44".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park region Apache_County,_Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park region Navajo_County,_Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park state Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park thumbnail The_PEFO_Tepees.jpg?width=300.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park type List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park visitorsPerYear "644648".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park wikiPageExternalLink 1487.
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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park wikiPageRevisionID "642353099".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park aprHighF "70".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park aprLowF "35".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park aprPrecipitationInch "0.4".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park area "221552".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park area "50260".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park area1Type "Designated wilderness".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park areaRound "0".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park areaUnit "acre".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park augHighF "90".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park augLowF "59".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park augPrecipitationInch "1.62".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park category List_of_national_parks_of_the_United_States.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park categoryIucn "II".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park colwidth "30".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park country "United States".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park countryFlag "yes".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park date "October 2010".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park decHighF "49".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park decLowF "21".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park decPrecipitationInch "0.78".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park elevationImperial "5436".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park elevationRound "0".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park established "1906".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park established "1962".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park established1Type "National Monument".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park establishedType "National Park".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park etymology "Petrified wood found in the park".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park etymologyType "Named for".
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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park febLowF "25".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park febPrecipitationInch "0.69".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park hasPhotoCollection Petrified_Forest_National_Park.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park highestElevationImperial "6235".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park imageAlt "Conical rock formations showing horizontal banding in red, white, and shades of grey".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park imageCaption "The Tepees".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park imageSize "300".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park janHighF "48".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park janLowF "21".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park janPrecipitationInch "0.65".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park julHighF "92".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park julLowF "60".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park julPrecipitationInch "1.45".
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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park junLowF "52".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park junPrecipitationInch "0.3".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park latD "35".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park latM "5".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park latNs "N".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park latS "17".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park location "Near Holbrook".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park location "Petrified Forest National Park".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park longD "109".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park longEw "W".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park longM "48".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park longS "23".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park lowestElevationImperial "5300".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park managementBody "National Park Service".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park map "Arizona Locator Map with national inset.png".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park mapAlt "Arizona is a southwestern U.S. state. The park is in the northeastern part of the state.".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park mapCaption "Location of Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Inset: Arizona in the U.S.".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park mapLocator "Arizona".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park marHighF "62".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park marLowF "29".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park marPrecipitationInch "0.8".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park mayHighF "79".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park mayLowF "43".
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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park name "Petrified Forest National Park".
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- Petrified_Forest_National_Park novLowF "28".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park novPrecipitationInch "0.79".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park octHighF "72".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park octLowF "40".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park octPrecipitationInch "1.2".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park region Apache_County,_Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park region Navajo_County,_Arizona.
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park regionType "Counties".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park sepHighF "84".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park sepLowF "52".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park sepPrecipitationInch "1.33".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park singleLine "Yes".
- Petrified_Forest_National_Park source "The Weather Channel".