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another view from Pintado Point altho I'm not sure what I'm looking at in the far distance (maybe Hopi Buttes). In the middle, I think those are the Pinnacles.
Pintado is the Spanish word for “painted,” which is fitting because at this scenic viewpoint, you actually get a 360 degree view of the surrounding multi-hued Painted Desert badlands reaching more than 100 miles!
From the Pintado Point lookout, you can see a maar vent — a flat-bottomed, roughly circular volcanic crater of explosive origin. These volcanic landforms have been exposed by erosion of the Bidahochi Formation, a basalt layer that sits on top of the Chinle Formation.
Pintado is the Spanish word for “painted,” which is fitting because at this scenic viewpoint, you actually get a 360 degree view of the surrounding multi-hued Painted Desert badlands reaching more than 100 miles!
From the Pintado Point lookout, you can see a maar vent — a flat-bottomed, roughly circular volcanic crater of explosive origin. These volcanic landforms have been exposed by erosion of the Bidahochi Formation, a basalt layer that sits on top of the Chinle Formation.