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Arches National Park is a national park of the United States in eastern Utah.The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 mi (6 km) north of Moab, Utah.The park contains more than 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the well-known Delicate Arch, which constitute the highest density of natural arches in the world.
Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall (16 m) freestanding natural arch located in Arches National Park, near Moab in Grand County, Utah, United States. [1] [2] The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1896.
Delicate Arch is not only the most famous arch at Arches National Park, but it's also "the most famous natural stone arch in the world," according to the park. It's also the largest free-standing ...
The Fiery Furnace is a collection of narrow sandstone canyons, fins and natural arches located near the center of Arches National Park in Utah, United States. Pinnacles of the Fiery Furnace. The area is a popular hiking destination that was named for the reddish hue it exhibits in sunset light. [1]
Devils Garden [note 1] is an area of Arches National Park, located near Moab, Utah, United States, [2] that features a series of rock fins and arches formed by erosion. [3] The Devils Garden Trail, including more primitive sections and spurs, meanders through the area for 7.2 mi (11.6 km). [ 4 ]
Mesa Arch (also known as Rotary Arch and Trail Arch) is a pothole arch on the eastern edge of the Island in the Sky mesa in Canyonlands National Park in northern San Juan County, Utah, United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Mesa Arch is a spectacular natural stone arch perched at the edge of a cliff with vast views of canyons, Monster Tower , Washer ...
The arch can be reached by a 0.8 mi (1.3 km) graded gravel trail. [3] [4] The Natural Arch and Bridge Society (NABS) considers Landscape Arch the fifth longest natural arch in the world, after four arches in China. [5] In 2004, the span of Landscape Arch was measured at 290.1 ft (88.4 m), ±0.8 ft (0.24 m), with a height of 77.5 ft (23.6 m). [6]
Double Arch was formed differently from most of the arches in the park. It is what is known as a pothole arch, formed by water erosion from above rather than more typical erosion from the side. The larger opening has a span of 148 feet (45 m) and a height of 104 feet (32 m). [ 2 ]