Description
This short, flat trail (100 yards / 91 m) just off to the right, is the easiest way to see Delicate Arch. The spectacular freestanding natural arch, formed in Entrada Sandstone, is 52 ft. tall (16 m) and can be seen from one mile away. The lovely range of colours of the Navajo Sandstone landscape (red, brown, pink, salmon, gold, and white) results from varying amounts and forms of iron oxide within the rock, and in the case of the white the overall lack of iron. May 9, 2011.