Painted Desert, theˌPainted ˈDesert, the 
a desert area in Arizona in the southwestern US, east of the Little Colorado River. It is known for the red, brown, and purple rock surfaces on the plateaus (=large areas of flat land higher than the land around them).
a desert area in Arizona in the southwestern US, east of the Little Colorado River. It is known for the red, brown, and purple rock surfaces on the plateaus (=large areas of flat land higher than the land around them).