Wilson Arch

38.275277777778 - 109.37111111111Koordinaten: 38 ° 16 ' 31 " N, 109 ° 22' 16 " W

The Wilson Arch is a natural sandstone arch incurred, which is located on U.S. Route 191 and about 35 km outside of Moab is to be found. Its wingspan is about 28 m, its height is about 14 m. Highly visible beside the road he stands on a rocky outcrop in the landscape.

The Wilson Arch bears the name of Joe Wilson, a local pioneer who in the nearby Dry Valley had a cabin. The formation consists of so-called Entrada Sandstone. The emergence of stone arches is typical for this region. Some of the resulting arches collapsed in on itself, so the bow on the right side of Wilson Arch Others, like the Wilson Arch itself, much harder arches remained standing in spite of the missing middle.

Protection areas in the vicinity

  • Arches National Park
  • Canyonlands National Park
  • Dead Horse Point State Park
San Juan National Forest Arches-Nationalpark Canyonlands-Nationalpark Bureau of Land Management
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