Arches National Park is a US National Park in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 6 km north of Moab, Utah. It is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch (shown here), in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. It contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.
The park consists of 310.31 km2 of high desert located in the Colorado Plateau. Its highest elevation is 1,723 m at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 1,245 m at the visitor centre. Forty-three arches are known to have collapsed since 1977. The park receives on average 250 mm of rain a year. Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a National Monument on April 12, 1929. It was redesignated as a National Park on November 12, 1971.
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such a beautiful national park.
ReplyDeleteWaaaaaah. We were supposed to visit there last year but the trip got cancelled. Hopefully we can reschedule it.
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Gorgeous picture! Looks like a must visit place.
ReplyDeleteLovely shot!
ReplyDeleteArches is almost my neighbor. Almost!
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