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Kolob Arch spanned a close second at 287.4 feet. In its last (and most accurate measurement), Landscape was reported to span 290.1 feet. It is amazingly thin, delicate-looking, and photogenic. In 2008 Wall Arch, one of the parks most-photographed arches, collapsed. The largest arch in the entire world, Landscape is rightfully famous. He said its the first collapse of a major arch in the park since nearby Landscape Arch fell in 1991. Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, eastern Utah. The entire Devils Garden Loop is over 7 miles (11 km) and a difficult primitive trail. Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park. Landscape Arch is in a section of Arches National Park called Devils Garden which has the largest concentration of significant natural arches in the world.
The Devil's Garden Trail that travels throughout Devil's Garden is just over 7 miles (11 km) long and leads to the Tunnel Arch, Pine Tree Arch, Landscape Arch, Partition Arch, Navajo Arch, Double O.
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The hike to Landscape Arch is 1.6 miles (2.5 km) round trip and takes about an hour. Devil's Garden is an area of Arches National Park, located near Moab, Utah, that features a series of rock fins that have broken out of the earth due to erosion and produce many spectacular views. No one was hurt, but after the collapse, no one is allowed to hike under. Historically, the hiking trail included a loop underneath and behind the arch but due to these rock falls it has been closed, and visitors are no longer allowed underneath the arch. Erosion of the landscape continues in 1991, a portion of Landscape Arch collapsed. In a few instances in the 1990’s, slabs of rock, some as large as 73 feet (22 m) across, fell from the arch to the path below. Anyone who visits this geologic wonder feels compelled to acknowledge that it may not be there the next time they return. Geologically speaking, Landscape Arch is a senior citizen in relation to the much younger arches in the park and is nearing the end of its life cycle. Giant boulders are strewn about under its impressive span as evidence of both its creation and inevitable collapse. On August 7, 2008, representatives from both the National Park Service Geologic Resources Division and the Utah Geological Survey visited the site and noted obvious stress fractures in the remaining. Rock has continued to fall from the arms of the remaining portion of the arch necessitating the closure of the Devils Garden Trail just beyond Landscape Arch. When comparing these five arches, Landscape Arch stands out in a dramatic way as it is only six feet thick at its narrowest point! The other four contenders for the title of Longest Arch are stout, massive rock formations and are nothing like this fragile, dainty favorite in Arches National Park. Wall Arch, located along the popular Devils Garden Trail at Arches National Park collapsed sometime during the night of August 4, 2008. Landscape Arch is among the five longest spanning natural arches in the world (the other four reside in China).