Where is the Petrified Forest National Park located and when did it become a national park?
Petrified Forest National Park is along Interstate 40 between Holbrook and Navajo, in the United States. It features one of the world’s largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, mostly of the species Araucarioxylon arizonicum. The park consists of two large areas connected by a north–south corridor. The northern area encompasses part of the multihued badlands of the Upper Triassic Chinle Formation called the Painted Desert. The southern area includes colorful terrain and several concentrations of petrified wood. Several American Indian petroglyph sites are also found in the southern area. Near the south end of the park is Agate House, a Native American building of petrified wood, reconstructed during the 1930s. Status Chinle Formation The Petrified Forest area was designated a National Monument on December 8, 1906. The Painted Desert was added later. On December 9, 1962, the whole monument was made a national park.[1][2] It covers 218,533 acres (341.5 sq mi; 885 km²).
