Engel Photography

Endless Layers of the Painted Desert

Endless Layers of the Painted Desert
A sweeping panoramic view reveals the vast, weathered terrain of Arizona’s Painted Desert within Petrified Forest National Park. Layered badlands, sculpted ridges, scattered boulders, and subtle bands of earth tones stretch toward distant mesas beneath a broad blue sky. Millions of years of erosion have shaped this open landscape into an intricate tapestry of color, texture, and geological history.
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Photographer James Engel
Date & Time Sunday, March 29th, 2026 at 11:02 AM America/Phoenix
Focal Length 24mm
Shutter Speed 1/160 sec
Aperture ƒ/11
ISO 64
Approximate Map Location
Latitude: 34.888927
Longitude: -109.80751
Altitude: 1,641.0 meters / 5,383.9 feet