Petrified Forest National Park
national park of the United States
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Summary
Petrified Forest National Park is a National Park of the United States[1]. It draws 2,275 Wikipedia views per month (national park of the united states category, ranking #18 of 55).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Apache County[3], Navajo County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: national park[6], unincorporated community[7]
- Operator: National Park Service[8]
- Named after: Petrified Forest National Monument[9]
- Postal code: 86028[10]
- Commons category: Petrified Forest National Park[11]
- Has part(s): Petrified Forest National Wilderness Area[12]
- Inception: January 1, 1962[13]
- Highest point: Pilot Rock[14]
- Coordinate location: 35.0881, -109.806[15]
- IUCN protected areas category: IUCN category Ib: Wilderness Area[16], IUCN category II: National Park[17]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Petrified Forest National Park[19]
- Commons gallery: Petrified Forest National Park[20]
- Visitors per year: 644,922[21], 643,588[22], 384,483[23], 30,390[24], 105,433[25], 199,420[26], 352,889[27], 911,500[28], 1,151,400[29], 683,121[30], 844,592[31], 605,192[32], 664,725[33]
- Replaces: Petrified Forest National Monument[34]
- Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site[35], International Dark Sky Park[36]
- Native label: Petrified Forest National Park[37]
- Elevation above sea level: 1623[38]
- Area: 380[39], 599.89[40]
- World Heritage criteria: (vii)[41], (viii)[42]
- Significant place: Holbrook[43]
Why It Matters
Petrified Forest National Park has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]