Dead Wash
Dead Wash is a stream in Apache, Arizona and has an elevation of 5,325 feet. Dead Wash is situated nearby to the hamlet Adamana, as well as near Paulcell Place.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Petrified Forest National Park and Puerco Pueblo.
Petrified Forest National Park
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Petrified Forest National Park is a national park that is in the Mogollon Rim in eastern Arizona, in the Southwest region. The park takes its name from the remnants of ancient trees which have been transformed into brilliantly colored minerals through a series of geological processes.
Puerco Pueblo
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Puerco Ruin and Petroglyphs are the ruins of a large Indian pueblo, which reached its peak around 1300 CE, containing over 100 rooms. It is the largest known archeological site within the Petrified Forest National Park.
Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District
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The Newspaper Rock Petroglyphs Archeological District is part of the Petrified Forest National Park, and contains in excess of 650 petroglyphs, believed to have been created 1000–1500 CE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Adamana and Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District.
Adamana
Hamlet
Adamana is an unincorporated community in Apache County in the northeast section of the U.S. state of Arizona. The town was settled in 1896 in what was then the Arizona Territory. Adamana is situated 2 miles west of Dead Wash.
Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District
Hamlet
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The Painted Desert Community Complex is the administrative center of Petrified Forest National Park. The community center includes administrative facilities, utility structures and National Park Service employee housing, planned by architects Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander as part of the Mission 66 park facilities improvement program. Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District is situated 6 miles north of Dead Wash.
Dead Wash
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Carizo Creek”, “Carrizo Creek”, “Dead Creek”, “Dead River”, “Rio de la Iara”, and “Rio de la Xara”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Apache, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.98308° or 34° 58′ 59″ northLongitude
-109.7915° or 109° 47′ 29″ westElevation
5,325 feet (1,623 metres)Open location code
856GX6M5+6CGeoNames ID
5292187
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
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