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Posted: 22 Sep 2015

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The Great Arch

The Great Arch

The name was not drawn from a hat! ;) Zion National Park, Utah, USA; pic taken from an overlook on the way to the Zion Tunnel on Utah State Route 9. These collapse arches are a common failure mode in the massive Navajo Sandstone as it's undermined by erosion. There is a trail to an overlook at the low point to the right of the arch. The trailhead is right by the eastern portal of the tunnel.

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William Sutherland ^club

Awesome capture!

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8 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Amazing !

8 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

Fascinating, it almost looks to be sculpted.

8 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Thanks, everyone! It's a spectacular feature--and yes, it's natural ;) Btw, this sort of "undermining" erosion is called "sapping," by analogy with the military operation.

8 years ago. Edited 8 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Thanks, Mitch!

8 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Spectacular, it really couldn't have any other name! I've seen a similar (mudstone) arch on the Whanganui river in NZ but it was much smaller.;-)

8 years ago.

slgwv ^club

It's a textbook example!

8 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Thanks, Marvin!

6 years ago.

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