Eastern Mojave Vegetation Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah.
 
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See also: Moab.

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National park in southeastern Utah, famous for having many natural arches. 1929, declared a National Park by President Herbert Hoover, 1971 President Richard Nixon, signed a bill creating Arches National Park.


Elevation: 4918ft, 1499m.

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Literature Referring To This Location:

  • Carden, Michael W. (Edited by Dr. Robert C. Grayson, Jr.). 1993. Southwestern U. S. Field Trip Guidebook. Waco, Texas: Department of Geology, Baylor University, Spring 1993. {TAS}
  • Doelling, Hellmut H. 2003. Geology of Arches National Park, Utah. pp. 11-36 in Sprinkel, Douglas A., Thomas C. Chidsey, Jr., and Paul B. Andersen, eds., 2003. Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments, 2nd Edition. Utah Geological Association Publication 28. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Geological Association and Bryce Canyon Natural History Association, 2003.
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Date and time this article was prepared:7:38:42 PM, 12/9/2024.