Petrified Forest (Sarmiento)


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The Petrified Forest, 30 km (19 mi) south of Sarmiento, Argentina, is a provincial natural monument.

Sarmiento Petrified Forest Provincial Natural Monument

Petrified trees

Nearest citySarmiento, Chubut Province, Argentina
Coordinates45°48′56″S 69°03′52″W / 45.81556°S 69.06444°W
Established1973

It a forest from the Cenozoic era, the petrified wood is of primitive conifers and palm trees.[1]

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