Tiponi Point
Tiponi Point is the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving.
Plan Around Tiponi Point
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Tiponi Point Details
Tiponi Point -- the first or last viewpoint you'll come to, depending on the direction you are driving -- is noted for the contrast between the relatively lush vegetation growing on the Painted Desert rim and the more distant badlands of the Chinle Formation.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Tiponi Point
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Petrified Forest National Park
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