Delicate Arch

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Delicate Arch, a large natural sandstone arch, rises from red rock formations in Arches National Park, Utah, with dramatic clouds in the sky.

Delicate Arch

geological formation, Utah, United States

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Arches National Park
…resemble skyscrapers), The Windows Section, Delicate Arch, Fiery Furnace (so named because it glows in the setting sun), and Devils Garden. Landscape Arch, measuring about 290 feet (88 metres) long from base to base, is one of the longest natural freestanding spans of rock in the world; since 1991 large…
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…resemble skyscrapers), The Windows Section, Delicate Arch, Fiery Furnace (so named because it glows in the setting sun), and Devils Garden. Landscape Arch, measuring about 290 feet (88 metres) long from base to base, is one of the longest natural freestanding spans of rock in the world; since 1991 large…
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