Kolob Arch is a natural arch in Zion National Park, Utah, United States. According to the Natural Arch and Bridge Society (NABS), it is the sixth-longest natural arch in the world.[2] In 2006, the Society measured the span at 287.4 ± 2 feet (87.6 m),[3] which is slightly shorter than Landscape Arch in Arches National Park. Differences in measuring technique or definitions could produce slightly different results and change this ranking.
Kolob Arch | |
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 View of Kolob Arch | |
  Kolob Arch Location in Utah  Kolob Arch Location in Utah | |
| Coordinates: 37°25′25″N 113°09′28″W / 37.4235911°N 113.1577256°W[1] | |
| Location | Zion National Park, Utah, United States |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 287.4 ft (87.6 m) |
| • Width | 35 ft (11 m) |
| Elevation | 5,906 ft (1,800 m) |
Access
editKolob Arch can be reached via one of two hiking trails, either of which is approximately seven miles (11 km) long and results in a round trip of fourteen miles (23 km). The arch can also be reached from Ice Box Canyon, a canyoneering route in this section of Zion National Park. The arch is high above the ground and close to a cliffside that it frames.
References
edit- ^ a b "Kolob Arch". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "The Worlds Longest Natural Spans". www.naturalarches.org. Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Wilbur, Jay H. "The Dimensions of Kolob Arch". Natural Arch and Bridge Society. Retrieved 2007-01-04.
External links
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Media related to Kolob Arch at Wikimedia Commons- Natural Arch and Bridge Society article
- Kolob Information about Kolob Arch, Kolob Canyons and Kolob Terrace.
