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Arches National Park
This Arches National Park map (ARCH) is a handy way to quickly
find locations in the park and surrounding area.
Please contact the park visitor center to find out more details on
accessibility to the camping and hiking locations.
For other National Park Web Samplers, please visit this directory:
National Park Samplers
This Arches National Park Map is made with USGS data and 1-6 year old
digital National Park data. Viewers should consider the map as
reference only.
Source: NPS, USGS
Map Copyright CCCARTO
Arches
National Park area,
administered by the National Park Service, was originally designated as
a Federal national monument on April 12th, 1929. It was re-designated
as Arches National Park on November 12th, 1971. More than 833,000
people visited in 2006.
Arches National Park is a U.S. national park in eastern Utah. It is
known for it's 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the
world-famous Delicate Arch, Double Arch, Landscape Arch in addition to
a variety of unique geological resources and formations like Balanced
Rock and Dark Angel.
Arches National Park is located near Moab, Utah, and is roughly 119 sq
miles in size. Its highest elevation is 5,653 ft at Elephant Butte, and
its lowest elevation point is 4,085 feet at the visitor center near the
entrance. Since 1970, forty-three arches have toppled because of water
and wind erosion. Arches receives less than 10 inches of rain a year on
average.
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Use the pan arrows or the overview map to navigate the map.
Zoom buttons allow to quickly zoom to a predefined level on the map based on the centre of the map.
Select the map feature you want more information about.
You can also find the map feature using the pull down menu.
Arch Abbreviations Key.
LOL - Stands for length of light which passes threw a arch. Arches are measured this way, since a arch opening is sometimes higher than the width.
Arch types:
CSA = Cliff Supported Arch,
CWA = Cliff Wall Arch,
ECA = Expanded Crevice Arch,
JHA = Jug Handled Arch,
NB = Natural Bridge,
PHA = Pot Hole Arch,
PAA = Perforated Alcove Arch,
PFA = Platform Arch,
FSA = Free Standing Arch,
SAA = Spanned Alcove Arch.
Note: Only major Arches are displayed on map, but all can be found using the search menu.
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