2.9 miles away
Newspaper Rock
A Petrified Forest National Park roadside overlook above a rock face etched with hundreds of petroglyphs.
Blue Mesa
- Rank in Arizona
- #516of 727 ranked
- Overall score
- Score 25.5 out of 100low confidence
- Category
- Natural Landmark
Blue Mesa, in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona.
Where it is
Blue Mesa is a natural landmark near Petrified Forest National Park, in Apache County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
No official visitor count is published for Blue Mesa, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the low confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
Nearby attractions
3.3 miles away
Puerco Pueblo
Puerco Pueblo, in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, is an 800-year-old pueblo that once held 100 rooms and up to 1,200 people.
3.9 miles away
Agate Bridge
A petrified log spanning a gap between bluffs in Petrified Forest National Park, propped up by stone supports the park service added.
4.4 miles away
Jasper Forest
A Petrified Forest National Park overlook above badlands where erosion has exposed hundreds of petrified logs.
9.0 miles away
Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District
Petrified Forest National Park's 1961-65 administrative complex, designed by Richard Neutra and Robert Alexander, became a landmark in 2016.9.9 miles away
Tawa Point
Tawa Point, in Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, is a Painted Desert overlook and the starting point of the Rim Trail.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Petrified Forest National Park
- County
- Apache County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 25.5 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- No data
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- low
Visiting
- Coordinates
- 34.9394, -109.7563
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12