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Scenery at Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA

Beautiful and colorful landscape of the Painted Hills in Eastern Oregon, near John Day.

The Painted Hills John Day Fossil Beds National Monument In Eastern Oregon. View of hillside with subtle colors and grass area with 3 trees. About 9 miles northwest of the small town of Mitchell, Oregon. There is no entrance fee.

The Painted Hills are one of the three units that comprise the John Day Fossil Beds. Take time to also visit the Clarno Unit, with Mars-like pillars formed by waterfalls and volcanic sludge, and the Sheep Rock Unit, where fossils of plants and animals like saber-toothed cats are on display at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center. The hills get their name from the delicately colored stratifications in the soil and the yellows, golds, blacks and reds of the Painted Hills are best seen in the late afternoon. Tones and hue may appear to change from one visit to another, as the claystone differ with ever-changing light and moisture levels. Once you see them for yourself, it’s pretty easy to understand why the Painted Hills are one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon.

View of green and mountains from Carroll rim trail in Painted Hills National Monument in Oregon, USA

Plateau mountains and meadows under a sunny sky

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, United States

The painted hills of the John Day fossil beds in western Oregon, USA

arid landscape in the north of Montana

Painted Hills Unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in the high desert of Oregon.

Moving photo of a Patagonai Landscape in Argentina, South America.

Mars landscape with beauty sky sunset

The Painted Hills are one of the three units that comprise the John Day Fossil Beds. Take time to also visit the Clarno Unit, with Mars-like pillars formed by waterfalls and volcanic sludge, and the Sheep Rock Unit, where fossils of plants and animals like saber-toothed cats are on display at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center. The hills get their name from the delicately colored stratifications in the soil and the yellows, golds, blacks and reds of the Painted Hills are best seen in the late afternoon. Tones and hue may appear to change from one visit to another, as the claystone differ with ever-changing light and moisture levels. Once you see them for yourself, it’s pretty easy to understand why the Painted Hills are one of the 7 Wonders of Oregon.

Beautiful and colorful landscape of the Painted Hills in Eastern Oregon, near John Day.

Scenery at Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA

In Cordoba's outer areas, a field of Helianthus annuus, or sunflowers, stands resilient against the arid Spanish climate. These sunflowers, known for their commercial significance in oil production, create a vivid spectacle with their bright yellow petals contrasting the dry, sun-soaked soil. Their cultivation underscores the region's agricultural resilience in adverse conditions.

beautiful mountain in summer time

The Bentonite Hills, about 14 km (9 mi) north of Utah Hwy 24 on Hartnet Road, east of Capitol Reef National Park, is an area of badlands composed mainly of the mineral bentonite. This is a type of clay composed primarily of montmorillonite, an aluminum phyllosilicate material. It forms from the weathering of ancient volcanic ash when exposed to seawater. At first it is white or pale blue, but eventually can turn cream colored, then red, yellow, and brown. Virtually all of these colors are visible in stratified layers of the Bentonite hills, as are scattered black lava boulders, evidence of ancient volcanic action.

Red minerals line the mounds and hills of the Painted Hills Unit of the John Day National Monument in Oregon.

John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

Beautiful and colorful landscape of the Painted Hills in Eastern Oregon, near John Day.

Scenery at Painted Hills Unit, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA

Desertic hills landscape, Mangystau region, Kazakhstan. Desert panorama

Volcanic Landscape at Nallihan Bird Sanctuary (Nallıhan Kuş Cenneti) in Turkiye's Ankara. Taken via drone.

Painted Hills of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon, USA

Rolling Oregon Hills

Akzhar Ulytau chalk mountains in the desert of Kazakhstan. Rare sandy hills with many multi-colored layers of clay, sand, chalk and gravel of bizarre shape far from civilization with sparse vegetation

A beautiful scene from Oregon with bold white clouds in the sky. Large hills and mountain passes, photographed from a western states road trip.

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