Arches National Park is located just a few miles out of the center
of Moab, Utah. The park contains the largest concentration of natural
stone arches in the world - more than 2,500 at last count. To qualify
as an official stone arch, a hole must have an opening at least
three feet long in any one direction. In addition to the arches
in the park, there are many other unusual rock formations that have
been created by extreme temperatures and water erosion. Many of
the sites can be seen via short hikes from pullouts along the paved
road leading through the park.
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Carsons at the Visitor Center
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Three Gossips
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Trail to Landscape Arch (1.6 miles round
trip on relatively flat, gravel-surfaced trail.)
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Landscape Arch - Longest arch measuring
306 feet base to base.
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Carsons and Lipinogas in front of Landscape
Arch
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Fiery Furnace - Named for the warm glow
seen on the rocks in late afternoon. Actually it is a maze
of cool, shady canyons between towering sandstone walls.
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Trail to Sand Dune Arch - .4 mile round
trip trail through deep sand and sandstone fins.
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Barb and Fred share a kiss under the Sand
Dune Arch
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Many arches in the rocks
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Distant View of Delicate Arch
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Close up View of Delicate Arch
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Rock climbers
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Skyline Arch - a short .4 mile roundtrip
hike on a flat trail.
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Skyline Arch
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Turret Arch - one of three massive arches
in the Windows Area
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Windows Arch
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Both North and South Windows Arches can
be seen from the trail
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Double Arch - two giant arch spans which
are joined at one end.
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