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Delicate Arch

Salt Wash area in Arches National Park boasts on the top of a huge sandstone cliff the famous Delicate Arch, the best knows natural arch in the world. This scenic abandonned arch carved in Entrada Sandstone dome attract each year thousand of tourist. The spectacular sitting of the span makes a great scenery on the sunset ornament by the snowed Lasal Mountains in the background. The arch has a span of 32 feet and a high of 46 feet. A marked and cairned trail starting at Wolfe Ranch climb up to the arch location using slick rock slope. It is a 3 mile round trip which gains 500 feet in altitude. This symbolic opening is seemed on many place in the town of Moab and other travel brochure, books, post card, gift shop, shop sign, licence plate etc... This is also the emblem of the Natural Arch and Bridge Society(NABS), a non-profit society supporting the study, appreciation and preservation of natural arch and bridge. NABSQNO 12S-630414-4289372

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