Painted Hills State Scenic Corridor

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Painted Hills State Scenic Corridor is a strikingly colorful badlands landscape in central Oregon, renowned for its banded hills of red, gold, and black soils that reveal millions of years of geological history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf badlands landscape
protected area
state scenic corridor
access public road access
adjacentTo John Day River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
ecosystemType sagebrush steppe
fee no day-use fee as of early 2020s
formationProcess deposition of volcanic ash and sediments
subsequent erosion
geologicalPeriodExposed Neogene NERFINISHED
Paleogene NERFINISHED
hasClimate semi-arid
hasConservationStatus state-protected scenic area
hasGeologicalFeature badlands topography
fossil-bearing sediments
layered claystones
hasRegulation stay-on-trail requirement to protect fragile soils
hasSoilColor black
gold
red
hasViewpoint overlooks of Painted Hills
knownFor colorful banded hills
exposed stratified volcanic ash layers
red, gold, and black soil layers
scenic viewpoints
locatedIn Oregon
locatedInCounty Wheeler County, Oregon NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion central Oregon
managingAuthority Oregon Parks and Recreation Department NERFINISHED
near Mitchell, Oregon NERFINISHED
offersActivity hiking
photography
wildlife viewing
partOf John Day Formation region NERFINISHED
John Day Fossil Beds region NERFINISHED
John Day River basin NERFINISHED
photographicSubject sunrise and sunset landscapes
primaryUse education about geologic history
scenic enjoyment
represents millions of years of geological history
tourismType day-use recreation area
geotourism destination
scenic driving destination
vegetation bunchgrasses
sagebrush

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Oregon state parks hasPart Painted Hills State Scenic Corridor