Petrified Log - Overton, NV
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 36° 25.324 W 114° 32.395
11S E 720554 N 4033575
A couple of petrified logs are located in two fenced in areas at the Valley of Fire State Park in Overton, Nevada, USA. The Valley of Fire State Park is located 50 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, and covers an area of 34,880 acres.
Waymark Code: WM9THD
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member lenron
Views: 31

A sign at the site reads as follows:

Petrified Log

Millions of years ago, this tree likely grew with others of its kind in a forest several miles from here. Later, flood waters carried the fallen log to this area where it was buried beneath thousands of feet of silt, sand and sea deposits. Here it slowly changed to stone.
Type of Display: Historical

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