Lithodendron Wash
Lithodendron Wash begins in the western part of the park and starts as an offshoot of the Puerco River.
Plan Around Lithodendron Wash
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Lithodendron Wash Details
Lithodendron Wash begins in the western part of the park and starts as an offshoot of the Puerco River. It forms the southern boundary of the Painted Desert Wilderness Area, flowing south through the Black Forest and crossing under Interstate 40. The off-the-beaten-path Onyx Bridge hike traverses part of the wash.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Lithodendron Wash
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0.8 mi away
Onyx Bridge Hike
The 4-mile roundtrip Onyx Bridge Trail offers a dramatic example of petrified wood eroding out of the Black Forest Bed within the Chinle Formation.
0.9 mi away
The Black Forest
The Black Forest is a wilderness region in the park's northern unit, and is home to badlands, eroded rock formations and a fair bit of petrified wood.
1.0 mi away
Chinde Point
The Navajo word "chinde" means ghost or unwelcome spirit, perhaps a reference to the dinosaur bones found in abundance here.
1.0 mi away
Kachina Point
The Painted Desert Inn National Historic Landmark at Kachina Point once served as a way station for travelers along historic Route 66.
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Painted Desert Inn
This inn has spend almost 100 years overlooking the Painted Desert.
