painted desert

noun

1. a region in N central Arizona, E of the Colorado River: many-colored rock surfaces.

noun

1. a section of the high plateau country of N central Arizona, along the N side of the Little Colorado River Valley: brilliant-coloured rocks; occupied largely by Navaho and Hopi Indians. Area: about 20 000 sq km (7500 sq miles)

Hundreds of miles of sandstone formations with a remarkable range of colors; located in northeastern Arizona.