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Hampton Butte WSA covers 10,600 acres (4,300 ha), while Cougar Well WSA, further south, covers 17,315 acres (7,007 ha). [4] The BLM also oversees a rockhounding area at Hampton Buttes that is known for its petrified wood. [5]
From the top of a butte one can see for miles, including to the north the Wind River Mountains, and to the southwest the Uinta Mountains. [3] They rise about 1,500 feet (460 m) from the plain and are flat-topped. [4] Petrified wood is found in the area, [5] but it is closed for hunting of minerals, as well as gold panning. [3]
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For many travelers, Petrified Forest may be a stop to somewhere else, like the Grand Canyon, but this national park is special in its own right.
Petrified wood has also been discovered in Dholavira in Kutch, Gujarat, dating back to 187–176 million years. [24] Japan – there is a fossilized forest preserved at Sendai City Tomizawa Site Museum; Indonesia – petrified wood covers several areas in Banten and also in some part of Mount Halimun Salak National Park.
The Columbia River Basalt Group (including the Steen and Picture Gorge basalts) extends over portions of four states. The Columbia River Basalt Group (CRBG) is the youngest, smallest and one of the best-preserved continental flood basalt provinces on Earth, covering over 210,000 km 2 (81,000 sq mi) mainly eastern Oregon and Washington, western Idaho, and part of northern Nevada. [1]
Image credits: Deforio11 PDSA shared some very relevant information about Alaskan Malamutes and Great Danes, two well-known giant dog breeds. Alaskan Malamutes, originally bred to pull sleds, are ...
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