Painted Desert (Arizona) plateau's south border the Mogollon Rim, the north border of the Arizona transition zone. Owing to the strong rain shadow of the Mogollon Rim, the Painted Desert has a cold desert climate (Köppen "BWk"), with hot, dry summers and cold, though virtually snow-free winters. The annual precipitation is the lowest in northern Arizona and in many places is lower even than Phoenix. Much of the region is accessible only by foot or unpaved road though major highways and paved roads cut across the area. The towns of Cameron and Tuba City, both on the Navajo Nation, are two major settlements.
Saint Jerome in the Desert (Pinturicchio) In 1931 it formed part of the original core of the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, where it still hangs. It was restored in 1966. Saint Jerome in the Desert (Pinturicchio) Saint Jerome in the Desert is a 149.8 by 106 cm oil on panel painting by Pinturicchio, painted c.1475-1480 and showing Jerome. It is one of the earliest dated paintings attributed to the artist and was produced just after his contributions to the "Miracles of St Bernardino" series (1473). It is recorded as being in the Bartoccini family collection in Perugia before entering the Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria, where it