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Blue Mesa Trail

Paved Loop Through Ancient Blue, Purple, and Green Deposits

Interpretive Trail in Mogollon Rim, Petrified Forest NP, Colorado Plateau near Pinta, AZ

This paved interpretive loop takes visitors into the Blue Mesa member of the Chinle rock formation, dated to be over 223 million years old. The Blue Mesa member is the distinctive blue, purple, and green layered mix of mud and sand stone deposits.

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Length

¾mi

Allows Hiking

Yes

Mesa in Mogollon Rim, Petrified Forest NP, Colorado Plateau near Pinta, AZ

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Interpretive Trail

Ecology

Colorado Plateau Shrublands

Arizona/New Mexico Plateau

Northeast Arizona Shrub-Grasslands