Landscape Arch, Natural arch in Devils Garden, Grand County, United States
Landscape Arch is a natural sandstone arch in the Devils Garden area of Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society measured its span at 290.1 ft (88.4 m) in 2004, with a height of 77.5 ft (23.6 m). It is a thin band of reddish-brown sandstone, thicker at its two ends, with a wide, low opening beneath it.
The formation took shape over thousands of years as water and wind wore away parallel walls of sandstone, leaving a natural opening suspended above the ground. A large section fell from the underside in 1991, prompting officials to close the area directly beneath the opening to visitors.
The name was given by Frank Beckwith, leader of an Arches National Monument scientific expedition in the winter of 1933–1934. The arch stands in the Devils Garden area in the north of Arches National Park, reached by a graded gravel trail of 0.8 mi (1.3 km).
The path runs for about 2.6 kilometers round trip over firm, level ground and works well for most visitors. Early morning or late afternoon offer cooler temperatures and softer light for viewing the formation.
Landscape Arch was named by Frank Beckwith, leader of an Arches National Monument scientific expedition in the winter of 1933–1934. The Natural Arch and Bridge Society ranks it the fifth longest natural arch in the world, behind four arches in China.
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