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Carrizo Badlands

Imperial County, CA

Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.

Expansive eroded badlands of clay hills, mudstone, and fossil-bearing sediments on the Imperial / Anza-Borrego desert margin east of the Coyote Mountains. A classic Colorado Desert badland landscape for geology touring and photography, accessed from desert tracks near Carrizo Mountain / Split Mountain country rather than the coastal Anza-Borrego visitor hubs.

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RegionImperial County, CA
Coordinates (approx.)32.8428, -116.0797
LandscapeClay badlands / mudstone hills
RegionColorado Desert / Anza-Borrego margin
NearbyCoyote Mountains, Fossil Canyon, Painted Gorge
AccessDirt roads; high-clearance recommended

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