The Windows
by Paul LeSage
Title
The Windows
Artist
Paul LeSage
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A long time focal point for park visitors, the Windows Section has more "grand" arches than any other area in Arches National Park.
Five of the top ten arches, by size of light openings, are located here. They include Biceps Arch, Double Arch South, Double Arch West, North Window and South Window. The average light opening for these five arches is 106 feet.
Visitors to Arches discover a landscape of contrasting colors, land forms and textures unlike any other in the world. The park has over 2,000 natural stone arches, in addition to hundreds of soaring pinnacles, massive fins and giant balanced rocks. This red-rock wonderland amazes with its formations, trails and sunsets.
Arches National Park is a national park in eastern Utah, United States. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles 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) of high desert located on the Colorado Plateau. The highest elevation in the park is 5,653 feet at Elephant Butte, and the lowest elevation is 4,085 feet at the visitor center. The park receives an average of less than 10 inches of rain annually.
Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a national monument on April 12, 1929, and was re-designated as a national park on November 12, 1971. The park is expected to receive 1.8 million visitors in 2018.
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November 9th, 2018
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