4800 x 2880 px | 40,6 x 24,4 cm | 16 x 9,6 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
1. Juni 2011
Ort:
Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA
Weitere Informationen:
The Tower of Babel and The organ in Arches National park. Arches National Park is a US National Park in eastern Utah. The park is adjacent to the Colorado River, 4 miles (6 km) north of Moab, Utah. It is home to over 2, 000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations. It contains the highest density of natural arches in the world. The park consists of 76, 679 acres (119.811 sq mi; 31, 031 ha; 310.31 km2) of high desert located in the Colorado Plateau.[5] Its highest elevation is 5, 653 feet (1, 723 m) at Elephant Butte, and its lowest elevation is 4, 085 feet (1, 245 m) at the visitor center. Forty-three arches are known to have collapsed since 1977. The park receives on average 10 inches (250 mm) of rain a year. Administered by the National Park Service, the area was originally named a National Monument on April 12, 1929. It was redesignated as a National Park on November 12, 1971
