Grosvenor Arch

Sandstone double arch in Kane County, Utah From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Grosvenor Arch is a unique sandstone double arch located within Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument in southern Kane County, Utah, United States. It is named to honor Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor (1875–1966), a president of the National Geographic Society, publishers of the National Geographic Magazine.[2]

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Coordinates: 37°27′24″N 111°49′54″W[1]
LocationGrand Staircase–Escalante National Monument, Utah, United States
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  Width92 ft (28 m)
  Height150 ft (46 m)
Elevation6,427 ft (1,959 m)
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Located in northern Kane County, it is close to and south of Kodachrome Basin State Park and is accessed from the north or south via Cottonwood Canyon Road, a dirt road that traverses Cottonwood Canyon in the western portion of the national monument.[3]

The site is well maintained and has an outhouse restroom and cement benches. There is a concrete sidewalk that goes almost to the base of the arch which is handicap accessible.[4]

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