Painted Hills of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

The Painted Hills of John Day Fossil Beds National Monument are located in Wheeler County, Oregon. The colorful layers of its hills denote various geological eras which date back to its origins as a river floodplain.

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• Eleanor Briccetti
• Floodplain
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• John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
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• lignite
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