Landscape Arch is a natural arch in Arches National Park, Utah, United States. It is among the longest natural rock arches in the world.[2]
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| Coordinates: 38°44′34″N 109°29′38″W / 38.7427585°N 109.4940075°W[1] | |
| Location | Arches National Park, Utah, United States |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 290 ft (88 m) |
| • Width | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
| • Height | 77.5 ft (23.6 m) |
| Elevation | 4,607 ft (1,404 m) |
Description
editThe arch is among many in the Devils Garden area in the north of the park. Landscape Arch was named by Frank Beckwith who explored the area in the winter of 1933–1934 as the leader of an Arches National Monument scientific expedition. 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] NABS measured the span of the slightly shorter Kolob Arch in Zion National Park at 287 ft (87 m) in 2006.[7]
The most recent recorded rockfall events occurred in the 1990s when one large slab fell in 1991[3][4][8] and then two additional large rockfalls occurred in 1995.[3] Since the rockfalls, the trail beneath the arch has been closed.[3][4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Landscape Arch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "What Is the Biggest Natural Arch in the World?". Utah Geological Survey. August 3, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Landscape Arch (NABS)". naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Archived from the original on February 24, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ^ a b c "Devils Garden Trail Guide – A Changing Landscape: Naturally" (PDF). nps.gov. National Park Service. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 4, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ "The Worlds Longest Natural Spans". www.naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ^ Wilbur, Jay H. "The Dimensions of Landscape Arch". naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Archived from the original on February 19, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ Wilbur, Jay H. "The Dimensions of Kolob Arch". naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Archived from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
- ^ Gramling, Carolyn. "Fallen Arch". Geo Times. Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved December 25, 2008.
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