One of our State's
Crown Jewels
Delicate Arch
National Park Service Photo
Delicate Arch is located in Arches National Park
near the town of Moab in Southeastern Utah. It is an amazing
natural formation and is proudly displayed on most Utah License
Plates and on the signs you may see when entering the State.
Delicate Arch stands alone at almost 5000 feet above sea-level. It
is estimated that it took about 70,000 years for it to be created
by frost, water and wind. Because of the narrow segment on the
Arch’s one side, it has the potential to collapse in the
geologic future. Delicate Arch is about 65 feet wide and about 85
feet high. It is formed from the Slickrock and Moab Tongue layers
of the Entrada Sandstone. This arch also has no supporting fins
that are visible on most other arches and there is no sign of
debris that had fallen or been removed during it creation.
There are many ways to enjoy Delicate Arch and it is highly
recommended and rewarding to hike to it from the Wolfe Ranch
parking area. The hike will take you 2 to 3 hours and is about a 3
mile round trip with a 480 feet elevation gain. There is also two
additional view points further down the road. The Upper View point
is about a 20 minute hike of about ½ mile and the Lower View
point is 100 yards on flat terrain.
National Park Service Photo
Parking for the hike to Delicate Arch:
N38 44.150 W109 31.245
Parking for Upper and Lower View Point:
N38 44.055 W109 30.130
Upper View Point:
N38 44.268 W109 30.055
Lower View Point:
N38 44.068 W109 30.015
To get credit and
claim a “Find” for this EarthCache you must complete
any task from the list below and let us know how many people were
in your party.
Please
do not include your answers on the Cache page.
Failure to complete a requirement from the list will result in your
log being deleted.
#1: Hike to Delicate Arch and post a
picture of yourself/s with your GPS at or under Delicate Arch (not
from across the canyon) on the cache page and tell us via email
something about Delicate Arch that you learned from visiting the
Arch.
or
#2: Post a picture of yourself/s with your
GPS on the Cache page with Delicate Arch in the background from the
Upper View Point and tell us via email how many Fence Posts you
passed on your left getting up to the view point.
or
#3: Post a picture of yourself/s with your
GPS on the Cache page with Delicate Arch in the background from the
Lower View Point and tell us via email which object to the right of
the Arch looks most like a Spinx.
or
#4: Post a picture of yourself/s on the Cache
page with Delicate Arch in the background from any of the
coordinates listed above and tell us via emal how Arches are
formed.
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