	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for Nov 27, 2009 Search White Pages
Skip Navigation Home American Indian Heritage Month Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries Slideshows

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

Arches National Park

Arches National Park, 76,519 acres (30,979 hectares), E Utah; est. as a national monument 1929, designated a national park 1971. Located in red-rock country and overlooking the gorge of the Colorado River, this area contains a vast and unusual array of natural rock formations. Water, frost, and wind have carved giant but graceful arches, windows, spires, and pinnacles. See National Parks and Monuments (table).

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Arches National Park from Infoplease:

Arches National Park: meaning and definitions - Arches National Park: Definition and Pronunciation
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/arches national park - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Dictionary Index - Dictionary Index Apuleius Apulia a punta d'arco Apure Apurímac Apus apx. apyrase ...
Utah, state, United States: Geography - Geography Utah has two dissimilar regions sharply divided by the Wasatch Range (part of the Rocky ...
Encyclopedia: U.S. National Park System - Encyclopeadia articles concerning U.S. National Park System.

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. National Park System

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Arches National Park

Visit the South's arch country (Southern Living)

How we sold 630 feet of stainless steel to seniors. (marketing Gateway Arch activities to senior tourists)(Cover Story) (Direct Marketing)

A fine design.(Q&A the Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, St. Louis, Missouri, www.nps.gov/jeff)(Interview) (National Parks)

Monument to the dream. (St. Louis' Gateway Arch) (column) (Interior Design)

JNPA's Board Partners with Sites Beyond the Arch to Provide Educational Outreach (St. Louis Commerce Magazine)

The lost arch: guidebooks measure trail mileage down to the foot and pin a mountain's elevations to the inch, but how can you put mystery on a map?(REFLECTIONS)(Viewpoint essay) (National Parks)

Arches expansion in the works: proposed acreage protects delicate redrock canyon area. (the Lost Spring Canyon region would be part of the proposed 3,140 acre Arches National Park expansion proposed by Utah Rep. Chris Canon)(Brief Article) (National Parks)

Fallen arch.(EARTH/WEATHERING)(Utah's Arches National Park ) (Science World)

A slippery slope: St. Louis' Gateway Arch turns pink to promote breast cancer awareness.(Park scope: news & notes) (National Parks)

The Wall Arch, a natural sandstone arch in Arches National Park in southern Utah, collapsed from natural causes--weathering and gravity--in August.(insight)(Brief article) (Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

Infoplease Tools