Petrified Forest - #915
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N 38° 33.347 W 122° 38.335
10S E 531461 N 4267545
A plaque marking the only known location of a Petrified Forest in California.
Waymark Code: WMQCK
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2006
Views: 41
The petrified forest, historically and scientifically significant as the state's only petrified forest dating from the Eocene period, is unique in its size, scope, and variety of petrification. Discovered in 1870, the forest is about a mile long by half a mile wide.
Today this is a privately owned tourist attraction and museum.
Marker Number: 915.00
Marker Name: Petrified Forest
County: Sonoma
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 08/19/1978
Location:
4100 Petrified Forest Rd, 5 mi NW of Calistoga
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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