Wall Arch

Local nameFormer Wall Arch
LocationUtah

Wall Arch was a natural sandstone arch in Arches National Park in southeastern Utah, United States. Before its collapse in 2008, it was ranked 12th in size among the park's over 2,000 arches. At its largest, the opening underneath the span was 71 feet wide by 33.5 feet high. It consisted of Entrada Sandstone, specifically the member known as Slick Rock. Wall Arch was first reported and named in 1948 by Lewis T. McKinney.

Wall Arch collapsed some time between the night of August 4 and the morning of August 5, 2008, temporarily blocking Devil's Garden Trail. No one observed the fall. It was the first collapse of a major arch in the park since sections of Landscape Arch fell in 1991. Officials from the National Park Service and Utah Geological Survey visited the site of the collapsed sandstone arch on August 7 and noted stress fractures in the remaining formation which may cause collapses in the future.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wall_Arch

Address 84540, United States

Coordinates 38°47'32.562" N -109°36'27.792" E

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