Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint in Arches National Park Panoramic View
Delicate Arch Viewpoint Trail
Want to see a unique view of the Delicate Arch. Unlike the actual trail to the Delicate Arch, this trail is not as hard and it won't get you to touch it- you will still be far away from it, but it will give you a unique view of the arch and it's surroundings. To see the trail map and pics on the gpx trail map see:
TimeWarp of our Hike to Delicate Arch in Arches National Park Moab Utah
Big Crazy John here with Big Crazy Outdoor Adventures we hiked up to Delicate Arch on September 3rd 2019 in Arches National Park. This is a TimeWarp video which is a highly stabilized timelapse video on the GoPro Hero 7 Black. This was our favorite hike in the Arches National Park so much so we hiked it twice so there will be a lot more videos I publish on this hike. I love the time warp feat
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People come from all over the world to visit Arches National Park, and visiting Delicate Arch is on the top of many visitors' to-do lists. In a park with over 2,000 stone arches, this particular free-standing arch has become a widely recognized symbol of the state of Utah and one of the most famous geologic features in the world.
The light opening beneath the arch is 46 feet high and 32 feet wide, making it the largest free-standing arch in the park. It has had more than a few names in its history, from the colorful (Cowboy's Chaps, Old Maid's Bloomers) to the prosaic (Salt Wash Arch). The term Delicate first appeared in a January 1934 article about the Arches National Monument Scientific Expedition, which described it as the most delicately chiseled arch in the entire area.
It's difficult to see Delicate Arch from the main park road; you must get out of the car to view it. At Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint, you can walk a level 100 yards (91 m) to see the arch from one mile away. Nearby, the Upper Viewpoint (0.5 mi / 0.8 km walk with stairs) offers a slightly less obstructed view.
The trail to see Delicate Arch up close and personal is 3 miles (4.8 km) roundtrip and climbs 480 feet (146m). Along this steadily uphill trail, you'll also pass the Wolfe Ranch cabin and a wall of Ute Indian petroglyphs.
Carefully consider weather conditions (summer heat or winter ice) and your own health and fitness before beginning this hike. Rangers frequently rescue people who underestimated the trail's difficulty.
On very busy days, parking lot for the trail head at Wolfe Ranch will fill. There is additional parking at the Delicate Arch Viewpoint parking lot. If you walk from the viewpoint, you will have to hike 1 mile (1.6 km) along the road to the trail head. The total round trip hike distance increases to 5 miles (8 km). The trail can be very busy through much of the year. Sunset is a particularly busy time; sometimes hundreds of people will be at Delicate Arch for sunset.
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USA Trip--Day 8 Part 1--Arches N.P--Upper/Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint Trail and Balanced Rock
Today is day 8 of the USA Trip. Today is full of many attractions and that is why day 8 is split into two videos. Today we will be going
to Arches National Park. We will drive on Arches Scenic Dr. Then we will go to the La Sal Mountains Overlook. Then we will go to Balanced Rock. Then we will look at the Wolfe Ranch Rock Art. Lastly that we will take the Upper and Lower Viewpoint Trails of the Delicate Arch. In part two we will be driving through the mountains of Colorado.
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Delicate Arch is a 60-foot-tall sandstone arch in Arches National Park. It is the park's most famous arch and has served as an icon not only for the park but also for the state of Utah.
Delicate Arch is a freestanding arch eroded into an Entrada Sandstone fin. The opening in the arch is 46 feet high and 32 feet wide.
Although Delicate Arch is visible from Panorama Point and at points along the park's scenic drive, these are generally end views, and you're not likely to pick it out if you don't know what you're looking for.
The easiest place to view Delicate Arch is from the Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint, but it's pretty far from there. You can get a better view of hit by hiking to the Upper Viewpoint, a half-mile up-hill hike.
You can also hike to the arch itself. The hike up to Delicate Arch is 3 miles round trip, and climbs 480 feet. For the most part the trail isn't too bad, but there is a stretch where there is a steep dropoff on one side of the trail.
The first time I hiked up to Delicate Arch, another hiker left just as I got there, and I had the arch to myself for 45 minutes. Since then it has become a popular hike, and it's not unusual to find as many as 50-100 people at Delicate Arch when you arrive. That makes it hard to get pictures of the arch without also including tourists taking selfies in your pictures.
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U04A0862 - The hiking trail to Delicate Arch climbs 480 feet in 1 1/2 miles; as you get close, though, there's quite a dropoff on one side of the trail
U04A0863 - As you near the end of the trail, you can get a sneak peak of Delicate Arch through Frame Arch
U04A0860 - Delicate Arch comes into view
U04A0855 - It's worth hiking to Delicate Arch more than once; weather conditions and the angle of the sun at various times of day and times of the year can impact your pictures
W91A0535 - The morning sun finally illuminates Delicate Arch during my first hike to the arch
W91A0539 - I naively (stupidly) crept down the far side of Delicate Arch to get a full sun picture of the arch
U04A0890 - This view from the Upper Delicate Arch Viewpoint shows why it was stupid; the slope I had crept down ends with a vertical drop
U11A1196 - Delicate Arch from the Upper Delicate Arch Viewpoint; this viewpoint provides a nice view of Delicate Arch from a distance; how far is the distance? this is a cropped 15x optical zoom picture
Arches National Park .... Park Ave Viewpoint
A spectacular view of the Park Ave Viewpoint. A trail runs outward away from the viewpoint and to the right where it runs into Courthouse Towers. Don't miss this stop. See it early as this is a MAJOR attraction and it will get busy. Do the hike !
Arches National Park - Hiking the Devils Garden - Utah - LeAw in the USA //Ep.33
We are living the American dream driving the Historic Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica but we are doing some detours to visit some places we like.
In this 33rd episode, we visit Arches National Park and hike the Devil's Garden Trail. Enjoy the ride with us! ;)
Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches are located in the park, including the well-known Delicate Arch, as well as a variety of unique geological resources and formations. The park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.
The park consists of 76,679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31,031 ha; 310.31 km2) of high desert located on the Colorado Plateau. The highest elevation in the park is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and the lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain annually.
Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a national monument on April 12, 1929, and was redesignated as a national park on November 12, 1971. The park is expected to receive 1.8 million visitors in 2018.
The Devil’s Garden Trail is the longest and most difficult maintained trail in Arches National Park – and it’s also one of the most fun. Once you get past the early sections you’ll be scrambling up and overlong, narrow sandstone fins (future arches!), ducking under and crawling through existing arches, and trekking through ruggedly beautiful backcountry that few of the more casual tourists in Arches will ever get to see.
The trail begins at the end of Devil’s Garden Road, which is literally the end of the paved road in Arches National Park.
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Auto Tour: Arches National Park in Utah
When the United States, in keeping with its best idea, decides to create a new national park, it can go without saying that the land is special, iconic, and worthy of protection.
It can be said, however, that some of these gems are so mind-numbingly spectacular, that a single feature --- say, a delicate arch perhaps? --- can be recognized as one of the single most geologically significant, visually breathtaking, and frequently bucket list-making landmarks in the world; attracting 1.4 million visitors last year alone.
This is the case in Utah's Arches National Park.
Utah is a special place. The state is home to five of the most jaw-dropping national parks on the map, carved over millions of years through its red rock. Located on the eastern side of the small town of Moab, with Canyonlands National Park down the road to the west, Arches is home to one of the most inspiring sections of road in any national park.
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With its entrance located directly Highway 191, it can be difficult navigating the traffic during peak seasons and certain times of day. From the entry station and visitor center, park visitors begin their adventure with a winding drive up to the top of the Moab Fault and immediate views of the nearby La Sal Mountains. Moments later, you're greeted by landmark after gorgeous landmark; from Park Avenue to The Organ, Three Gossips to the Petrified Dunes and Rock Pinnacles.
The suspense continues to build throughout the entire drive as more and more recognizable features come into view.
Plan for no less than an entire day to explore this park. The Garden of Eden, Parade of Elephants, The Windows, and Balanced Rock, each equally impressive and unique.
Hike the Fiery Furnace, to Landscape Arch, Double O Arch, and yes, make sure you carve out plenty of time to bask in the majesty of Delicate Arch.
The hike can be brutal on a hot day, trust me, it was 110 degrees when I completed the hike at 7pm! Most hikers didn't make it up the 1-mile, rock face ascent to the arch that day.
Arches National Park is a special place and a must-visit destination in the west.
Download the free Arches National Park by Chimani mobile app for iOS and Android to plan your trip and navigate the park, without the need of cell service! Available in the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Dayhike! Delicate Arch Trail- Arches National Park
Hey guys! Figured in addition to my backpacking videos I'd do some shorter videos detailing day hikes and other trails I've been on when not backpacking. Hopefully this gives you an idea of the beautiful scenery and crowds you can expect on this 3 mile round trip up to Delicate Arch!
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Arches National Park The Best Hikes & Viewpoints
Utah Travel Vlog - Arches National Park Utah in winter was a new experience for The Travels Of Z team. Areches National Park hike are pretty popular and we stopped at the popular viewpoints and hiked Delicate Arch, Turret Arch, Double Arch, The Windows, Balanced Rock etc. If you are looking for things to do in Utah or things to do in Moab, Arches National Park is a good option, year around.
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Arches National Park is a United States National Park in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. It is home to over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. It contains the highest density of natural arches in the world. The park consists of 76,679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31,031 ha; 310.31 km2) of high desert located in the Colorado Plateau. Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. Forty-three arches are known to have collapsed since 1977. The park receives on average 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year. Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a National Monument on April 12, 1929. It was redesignated as a National Park on November 12, 1971.
Humans have occupied the region since the last ice age 10,000 years ago. Fremont people and Ancient Pueblo People lived in the area up until about 700 years ago. Spanish missionaries encountered Ute and Paiute tribes in the area when they first came through in 1775, but the first European-Americans to attempt settlement in the area were the Mormon Elk Mountain Mission in 1855, who soon abandoned the area. Ranchers, farmers, and prospectors later settled Moab in the neighboring Riverine Valley in the 1880s. Word of the beauty of the surrounding rock formations spread beyond the settlement as a possible tourist destination.
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The Arches area was first brought to the attention of the National Park Service by Frank A. Wadleigh, passenger traffic manager of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Wadleigh, accompanied by railroad photographer George L. Beam, visited the area in September 1923 at the invitation of Alexander Ringhoffer, a Hungarian-born prospector living in Salt Valley. Ringhoffer had written to the railroad in an effort to interest them in the tourist potential of a scenic area he had discovered the previous year with his two sons and a son-in-law, which he called the Devil's Garden (known today as the Klondike Bluffs). Wadleigh was impressed by what Ringhoffer showed him, and suggested to Park Service director Stephen T. Mather that the area be made a national monument. The following year, additional support for the monument idea came from Laurence Gould, a University of Michigan graduate student (and future polar explorer) studying the geology of the nearby La Sal Mountains, who was shown the scenic area by local physician Dr. J. W. Doc Williams.
A succession of government investigators examined the area, in part due to confusion as to the precise location. In the process, the name Devil's Garden was transposed to an area on the opposite side of Salt Valley, and Ringhoffer's original discovery was omitted, while another area nearby, known locally as The Windows, was included. Designation of the area as a national monument was supported by the Park Service from 1926, but was resisted by President Calvin Coolidge's Interior Secretary, Hubert Work. Finally in April 1929, shortly after his inauguration, President Herbert Hoover signed a presidential proclamation creating Arches National Monument, consisting of two comparatively small, disconnected sections.
The purpose of the reservation under the 1906 Antiquities Act was to protect the arches, spires, balanced rocks, and other sandstone formations for their scientific and educational value. The name Arches was suggested by Frank Pinkely, superintendent of the Park Service's southwestern national monuments, following a visit to the Windows section in 1925. In late 1938, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a proclamation which enlarged Arches to protect additional scenic features and permit development of facilities to promote tourism.
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Garden Of Eden | Arches National Park, Utah
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Arches National Park - Park Avenue Viewpoint 4K 60FPS
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Arches National Park | Sculpted by weather of Utah
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Arches National Park lies atop an unstable underground salt bed that is responsible for the various rock formations of this mecca for travelers from all over the world: arches (more than 2,500 arches), spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths.
Located just 5 miles (8 km) north of Moab is Arches National Park, which contains the world's largest concentration of natural sandstone arches. Although over 2,000 arches are located within the park's 76,518 acres, the park also contains an astounding variety of other geological formations. Colossal sandstone fins, massive balanced rocks, soaring pinnacles and spires dwarf visitors as they explore the park's viewpoints and hiking trails.
A paved scenic drive takes visitors to many of the major viewpoints within the park. The park’s rock formations delight children as well as adults, with many easy trails providing opportunities for kids to get out of the car and explore the arches up close.
Hikers can choose from a wide variety of trails, from short twenty minute walks leading right up to many of the largest arches in the park, to more adventurous hikes into lesser seen areas.
That’s just a small part of the adventure and beauty you’ll find here!
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Der Arches-Nationalpark ist ein Nationalpark der Vereinigten Staaten im Norden des Colorado-Plateaus am Colorado River nördlich der Stadt Moab im US-Bundesstaat Utah.
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Arches National Park
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The Organ, a sandstone tower in the Courthouse Towers area
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Grand County, Utah, United States
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Moab, Utah
Coordinates
38.68333°N 109.56667°W
Coordinates: 38.68333°N 109.56667°W
Area
76,679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31,031 ha; 310.31 km2)[1]
Established
April 12, 1929, as a national monument
Visitors
1,539,028 (in 2017)[2]
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National Park Service
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Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. More than 2,000 natural sandstone arches are located in the park, including the well-known Delicate Arch, as well as a variety of unique geological resources and formations. The park contains the highest density of natural arches in the world.[3][4]
The park consists of 76,679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31,031 ha; 310.31 km2) of high desert located on the Colorado Plateau.[5] The highest elevation in the park is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and the lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rain annually.
Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a national monument on April 12, 1929, and was redesignated as a national park on November 12, 1971.[6] The park is expected to receive 1.8 million visitors in 2018.[7]
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2 dead, 1 injured after fall near Delicate Arch in Utah
Two people have been killed and another one was injured on Friday, officials said after they fell near Delicate Arch in Utah's Arches National Park.
The three people dropped about 7:30 a.m. into the lower bowl area below Delicate Arch, the Office of the Grand County Sheriff said in a news release.
The sheriff's office said that a 65-year-old man and a 60-year-old woman were found dead. The third person was flown to a regional hospital, said the statement, a 30-year-old man.
It is suspected that all three individuals are from California and may be related, the office of the sheriff said.
Chief Ranger Scott Brown said that the cause of the fall is still unknown to CNN affiliate KSL-TV, even though the trail was wet and slick at the time of the incident.
The Delicate Arch, according to the National Park Service website, is a widely recognized emblem of the state of Utah and one of the world's most famous geological features.
Arches National Park , Utah
Arches National Park ha una sola entrata che si trova a circa 4 miglia a nord di Moab
Lungo la US191, c’è un deviazione e la strada comincia a salire con una serie di tornanti fino ad arrivare al Visitor Center.
Arches National Park è un' area naturale protetta degli Stati Uniti che conserva oltre 2000 archi naturali di arenaria, includendo il famoso Delicate Arch.
Il primo viewpoint che s’incontra dopo il Visitor Center è quello di Park Avenue. Da qui si possono osservare delle rocce rosse molto alte che ricordano i grattacieli di New York, da qui il nome di Park Avenue.
Ci spostiamo al successivo viewpoint, il La Sal Mountain Viewpoint. Da qui si comincia a capire quanto grande sia il parco. Inoltre si possono vedere altre conformazioni rocciose caratteristiche
Raggiungiamo, ora, una delle attrazioni più famose del parco, ancora una volta non sarà un arco ma una roccia dalla forma curiosa che sembra in procinto di cadere da uno spuntone, siamo a Balanced Rock.
L'altezza totale di Balanced Rock è di circa 39 metri di cui solo la roccia che poggia sulla base misura circa 17 metri. Girandoci attorno si può osservare come la prospettiva e l’effetto “caduta” cambi a seconda dell’angolazione in cui la si guardi.
Qualche anno fa, Balanced Rock aveva una compagna, una roccia molto simile, ma molto più piccola, purtroppo è caduta durante l'inverno 1975/1976.
Subito dopo la Balanced Rock c’è la Windows Section dove si possono ammirare da vicino i primi archi.
Ci dirigiamo alla North ed alla South Window e poi al Turret Arch.
Dal parcheggio osserviamo il Double Arch.
Dal Fiery Furnace viewpoint osserviamo questo magnifico labirinto naturale tra le rocce.
La visita a questo luogo è a numero chiuso e ci vuole un ranger come guida.
Come ultima tappa a Arches National Park ci rechiamo al Delicate Arch Viewpoint
Delicate Arch è il simbolo dello stato dello Utah.
Avremmo preferito avvicinarci il più possibile all’arco, invece lo osserviamo da un miglio di distanza, vedendolo così da un prospettiva più ampia e altrettanto spettacolare
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Arches national park Moab Utah
Arches National Park is a US National Park in eastern Utah. The park is located on the Colorado River 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. It is known for containing over 2,000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations.The park is located just outside Moab, Utah, and is 76,679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31,031 ha; 310.31 km2) in area.[3] Its highest elevation is 5,653 feet (1,723 m) at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 4,085 feet (1,245 m) at the visitor center. Forty-three arches are known to have collapsed since 1977. The park receives 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year on average. Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a National Monument on April 12, 1929. The national park lies atop an underground evaporite layer or salt bed, which is the main cause of the formation of the arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths in the area. This salt bed is thousands of feet thick in places, and was deposited in the Paradox Basin of the Colorado Plateau some 300 million years ago when a sea flowed into the region and eventually evaporated. Over millions of years, the salt bed was covered with debris eroded from the Uncompahgre Uplift to the northeast. During the Early Jurassic (about 210 Ma) desert conditions prevailed in the region and the vast Navajo Sandstone was deposited. An additional sequence of stream laid and windblown sediments, the Entrada Sandstone (about 140 Ma), was deposited on top of the Navajo. Over 5000 feet (1500 m) of younger sediments were deposited and have been mostly eroded away. Remnants of the cover exist in the area including exposures of the Cretaceous Mancos Shale. The arches of the area are developed mostly within the Entrada formation.[5]
The weight of this cover caused the salt bed below it to liquefy and thrust up layers of rock into salt domes. The evaporites of the area formed more unusual salt anticlines or linear regions of uplift.[5] Faulting occurred and whole sections of rock subsided into the areas between the domes. In some places, they turned almost on edge. The result of one such 2,500-foot (760 m) displacement, the Moab Fault, is seen from the visitor center.
Delicate Arch with background of La Sal Mountains
As this subsurface movement of salt shaped the landscape, erosion removed the younger rock layers from the surface. Except for isolated remnants, the major formations visible in the park today are the salmon-colored Entrada Sandstone, in which most of the arches form, and the buff-colored Navajo Sandstone. These are visible in layer cake fashion throughout most of the park. Over time, water seeped into the surface cracks, joints, and folds of these layers. Ice formed in the fissures, expanding and putting pressure on surrounding rock, breaking off bits and pieces. Winds later cleaned out the loose particles. A series of free-standing fins remained. Wind and water attacked these fins until, in some, the cementing material gave way and chunks of rock tumbled out. Many damaged fins collapsed. Others, with the right degree of hardness and balance, survived despite their missing sections. These became the famous arches.
Although the park's terrain appears rugged and durable, it is the exact opposite. More than 700,000 visitors each year threaten the fragile high desert ecosystem.[6] The problem lies within the soil's crust which is composed of cyanobacteria, algae, fungi, and lichens that grow in the dusty parts of the park. Factors that make Arches National Park sensitive to visitor damage include: semiarid region, and the scarce, unpredictable rainfall, lack of deep freezing, and lack of plant litter which results in soils that have both a low resistance to, and slow recovery from, compressional forces such as foot traffic. Methods of indicating effects on the soil are cytophobic soil crust index, measuring of water infiltration, and t-tests that are used to compare the values from the undisturbed and disturbed areas.