Delicate Arch

Delicate Arch is a 52-foot-tall freestanding natural arch located in , near in , , United States. The arch is the most widely recognized landmark in Arches National Park and is depicted on Utah license plates and a postage stamp commemorating Utah's centennial anniversary of admission to the Union in 1896.
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  • Type: Arch
  • Description: freestanding natural arch in Arches National Park in Grand County, Utah, United States
  • Also known as: “Bloomers Arch”, “Chaps”, “Marys Bloomers”, “Old Maids Bloomers”, “Pants Crotch”, “Salt Wash Arch”, “School Marms Pants”, “Schoolmarms Bloomers”, and “The Chaps”

Delicate Arch

Latitude
38.74363° or 38° 44′ 37″ north
Longitude
-109.49931° or 109° 29′ 58″ west
Elevation
4,606 feet (1,404 metres)
Open location code
85CGPGV2+F7
Geo­Names ID
5538068
Wiki­data ID
Q2300616
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Delicate Arch” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قوس ديليكت”
  • Armenian: “Նուրբ կամար”
  • Chinese: “精緻拱門”
  • Dutch: “Delicate Arch”
  • Estonian: “Delicate Arch”
  • French: “Delicate Arch”
  • German: “Delicate Arch”
  • Hebrew: “קשת דליקט”
  • Italian: “Delicate Arch”
  • Japanese: “デリケート・アーチ”
  • Korean: “섬세한 아치”
  • Literary Chinese: “精緻拱門”
  • Persian: “طاق دلیکیت”
  • Polish: “Delicate Arch”
  • Portuguese: “Arco Delicado”
  • Russian: “Изящная арка”
  • Slovenian: “Delicate Arch”
  • Spanish: “Arco Delicado”
  • Western Panjabi: “ڈیلیکیٹ آرچ”

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